Cognitive dimensions of notations

Cognitive dimensions of notations (1989)

by T. R. G. Green

Venue:	People and Computers V
Citations:	130 - 15 self

Datum	Value	Source
TITLE	Cognitive dimensions of notations	INFERENCE
AUTHOR NAME	T. R. G. Green	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR ADDR	MRC Applied Psychology Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge CB2 2EF, UK.	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
ABSTRACT	‘Cognitive dimensions ’ are features of computer languages considered purely as information structures or notations. They therefore apply to many types of language—interactive or programming, high or low level, procedural or declarative, special purpose or general purpose. They are ‘cognitive ’ dimensions because they control how (or whether) the preferred cognitive strategy for design-like tasks can be adopted: it has repeatedly been shown that users prefer opportunistic planning rather than any fixed strategy such as top-down development. The dimension analysis makes it easier to compare dissimilar interfaces or languages, and also helps to identify the relationship between support tools and programming languages: the support tools make it possible to use opportunistic planning with notations that would otherwise inhibit it. Keywords: Computer Languages; Opportunistic Planning, Cognitive Dimensions.	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
YEAR	1989	INFERENCE
VENUE	People and Computers V	INFERENCE
VENUE TYPE	CONFERENCE	INFERENCE
PAGES	443--460	INFERENCE
CITATIONS	35 found	ParsCit 1.0