• DocumentCode
    1380799
  • Title

    Building more usable APIs

  • Author

    Mclellan, Samuel G. ; Roesler, Alvin W. ; Tempest, Joseph T. ; Spinuzzi, Clay I.

  • Author_Institution
    Schlumberger, Austin, TX, USA
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1998
  • Firstpage
    78
  • Lastpage
    86
  • Abstract
    Traditional software usability methods can help us design more understandable and more useful application program interfaces (APIs). They also give us information we need to write good API reference documentation-before we invest in either programmers or writers and before evolving a large body of code or content
  • Keywords
    application program interfaces; human factors; reverse engineering; system documentation; user centred design; API; application program interfaces; program understandability; programmers; reference documentation; software usability; software writers; sofware usefulness; Application software; Buildings; Documentation; Graphics; Libraries; Productivity; Programming profession; Scheduling; Testing; Usability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/52.676963
  • Filename
    676963
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1380799