IEEE Software · 1998 · 109 citations · 13 references
ComputingComputer ScienceDesignDocumentationSoftware EngineeringUser Experience DesignApplication Programming InterfacesInterface DesignSoftware DesignSoftware DocumentationUsability EngineeringUsability EvaluationApi DesignApi DocumentationApi UsabilityApplication Programming Interface (Api)Application Programming Interface (Api) DesignDocumenting Application Programming InterfacesReference Documentation
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.
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