Not all visualizations are useful: the need to target user needs when  visualizing object oriented software

dc.contributor.author	Sensalire, Mariam
dc.contributor.author	Ogao, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned	2013-07-12T08:39:38Z
dc.date.available	2013-07-12T08:39:38Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.isbn	978-9970-02-730-9
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10570/1895
dc.description.abstract	”A picture is worth a thousand words”. In the software field, this is justified by the increasing research into software visualization. Pictures are increasingly being used to represent software code with many studies establishing that they improve comprehension. This paper discusses results from observing expert programmers use 3 visualization tools. The results show that if tools are developed without user consultation, they may fail to be useful for the users. The necessity for developers of tools to target the needs of the users for whom the tools are aimed is further discussed.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Fountain Publishers Kampala	en_US
dc.subject	Programing	en_US
dc.subject	Expert programmers	en_US
dc.subject	Software code	en_US
dc.subject	Software visualisation.	en_US
dc.title	Not all visualizations are useful: the need to target user needs when visualizing object oriented software	en_US
dc.type	Book chapter	en_US