2013 · 43 citations · 9 references
ComputingDesignDesign TheorySoftware EngineeringUser Experience DesignConceptual DesignDesign ResearchSoftware ArchitectureSoftware DesignSoftware Project ManagementUser-centered DesignSoftware Development MethodologySoftware Engineering EducationSoftware Usability Evaluation
It is commonly asserted that the success of a software development project, and the usability of the final product, depend on the quality of the concepts that underlie its design. Yet this hypothesis has not been systematically explored by researchers, and conceptual design has not played the central role in the research and teaching of software engineering that one might expect.
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