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# Line 105  Software development processes Line 105  Software development processes
105      large tools like Rational Rose (also ideological reasons      large tools like Rational Rose (also ideological reasons
106      to use open source, though open code is always extensible)      to use open source, though open code is always extensible)
107            
108    + the point of good documentation is getting rid of the    + the point of good and documentation is to reduce the
109      Mythical Man of Month effect [brooks-mythical-man-month];      Mythical Man of Month effect [brooks-mythical-man-month];
110      lowering threshold for new people      lowering threshold for new people; help intercommunication
111        within the group
112    
113        - [p. 16] "Men and months are interchangeable commodities only
114          when a task can be partitioned among many workers with no
115          communication."
116        - [p. 17] "In tasks that can be partitioned but which require
117          communication among subtasks, the effort of communication
118          must be added to the amount of work to be done."
119        - [p. 18] "The added burden of communication is made up of two
120          parts, training and intercommunication. Each worker must be trained
121          in the technology, the goasl of the effort, the overall strategy, and
122          the plan of work." "Intercommunication is worse."
123    
124  UML  UML
125  ---  ---
# Line 131  Rational Rose Line 143  Rational Rose
143     language over menus and dialogs when creating UML objects     language over menus and dialogs when creating UML objects
144    
145     + we need a ref. of criticism of direct manipulation!     + we need a ref. of criticism of direct manipulation!
146         - TODO: Computer 16, 8 Ben Scheiderman 57-69
147       - "The dark side of a direct manipulation interface is that       - "The dark side of a direct manipulation interface is that
148         you have to directly manipulate everything. Instead of an         you have to directly manipulate everything. Instead of an
149         executive who gives high-level instructions, the user is         executive who gives high-level instructions, the user is
# Line 250  Problems with the docs: Line 262  Problems with the docs:
262      hard to find?      hard to find?
263    
264   + hypertext disorientation problem still exists with javadoc   + hypertext disorientation problem still exists with javadoc
265     [edward-hardman-lost-in-hyperspace]  
266       TODO: "According to Conklin, on of the major problems of hypertext, is that
267       of disorientation or "getting lost" in a display network"
268       Computer 20, 9 Conklin, J. Hypertext: An introduction and survey 17-41
269    
270       "--individuals appear to be attempting to create cognitive
271       representations of hypertext structures in the form of a survey-type
272       map--"
273      
274       "Readers should be allobwed to develop a cognitive map of one view
275       of the data structure before being given the opinion of navigating
276       through the data some other way."
277        
278       "The mos appropriate types of navigation
279       devices would be those that are spatially based."
280    
281       [edward-hardman-lost-in-hyperspace, p.123]
282    
283  "Obvious" question: can we increase the overall value by  "Obvious" question: can we increase the overall value by
284  interconnecting the two?  interconnecting the two?

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