Patterns and Objects for User Interface Construction.

Abstract

Nowadays, computers play a very important role, that is to say, as a communication tool between people. This introduces the interface between human and machines as a key player, therefore the importance of these interfaces. The existing software development processes recognize this importance but do not establish precise guidelines for the construction of the user interface as an activity within the system life cycle. This article describes a method for constructing user interfaces based upon interaction patterns. This method can be incorporated to an object-oriented software development process which fulfills certain characteristics. Interaction patterns describe interface design solutions favoring the development of a user interface prototype.

Using test case patterns to estimate software development and quality management cost

“…Figure 2 models the relationship between the proposed catalogue, reuse cases, and the TC patterns represented using the proposed meta-pattern specification specified in Table 1. 2.2 TC patterns discovery (Phase II) The professional and academic software literature, represented by, but not limited to, International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) projects data repository Booch et al 1999;Coad 1997;Fowler 2003;Gamma et al 1995;Larman 2002;Malone et al 2003;Acosta and Zambrano 2004;Coad 1992;Biddle et al 2001), have been surveyed to identify representative exposed software projects for the patterns discovery phase. A number of software projects have been carefully selected that cover diverse software system types; and consequently, environment dependent TC patterns have been identified.…”

Using use case patterns to estimate reusability in software systems

“…Adolph et al and Bjornvig [1,37] considered the UC development and structural patterns. Biddle et al and Acosta et al [18,30] specialized in essential graphical user interface (GUI) UC patterns; and, others [36,46,48] were mainly concerned with the functional UC patterns to support the requirements engineering process. This research is primarily concerned with functional UC patterns that will be referred to as UC patterns hereafter.…”