Programming as if people mattered : friendly programs, software engineering, and other noble delusions / Nathaniel S. Borenstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borenstein, Nathaniel S., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Software engineering.

User interfaces (Computer systems).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1991]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Through a set of lively anecdotes and essays, Nathaniel Borenstein traces the divergence between the fields of software engineering and user-centered software design, and attempts to reconcile the needs of people in both camps.Originally published in 1991.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part One. The Journey to the East: Can Software Engineers Build User Interfaces?

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Hostile Beast

Part Two. The Dark Night of the Soul: The State of the Art in User-Interface Design

Chapter 2. Who Are AU These People?

Chapter 3. Stopwatches, Videotapes, and Human Nature

Chapter 4. That Reminds Me of the Time...

Chapter 5. The Quest for the Perfect Line Editor

Chapter 6. The Men in Suits

Chapter 7. Information Wants to Be Free

Part Three. The Ten Commandments: Principles for User-Interface Design

Chapter 8. Never Underestimate Your Users

Chapter 9. Pretend That Small Is Beautiful, but Don't Believe It

Chapter 10. Tune Defaults to the Novice

Chapter 11. Don't Neglect the Experts

Chapter 12. Your Program Stinks, and So Do You

Chapter 13. Listen to Your Users, but Ignore What They Say

Chapter 14. Lie to Your Managers

Chapter 15. Cut Corners Proudly

Chapter 16. Remember Your Ignorance

Chapter 17. Dabble in Mysticism

Chapter 18. Break All the Rules

Part Four. The Golden Path: The Road to Human-Oriented Software Engineering

Chapter 19. The Tools of the Trade

Chapter 20. The Ivory Tower

Chapter 21. People Are Perverse: Designing for the Fickle User

Epilogue: Programming, Humility, and the Eclipse of the Self

Further Reading

References

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-186).

ISBN:

9780691607887

0691607885

9780691636405

0691636400

9781400862535

1400862531

OCLC:

1013938699