Usability Analysis of Visual Programming Environments: A ‘Cognitive Dimensions’ Framework

Why a Diagram is (Sometimes) Worth Ten Thousand Words

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Architecture, Mathematics, Diagramming +10

Empirical Studies of Programming Knowledge

Elliot Soloway, Kate Ehrlich · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering · 1984 · 876 citations

Computing, Computer Science, Pragmatics +8

Programmers use slices when debugging

Mark Weiser · Communications of the ACM · 1982 · 762 citations · Full text

Computing, Computer Science, Compilers +7

Cognitive Fit: An Empirical Study of Information Acquisition

Iris Vessey, Dennis F. Galletta · Information Systems Research · 1991 · 693 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Cognitive Psychology +12

A small matter of programming: perspectives on end user computing

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 606 citations

Computing, Computer Science, Human-computer Interaction +16