Software and Culture

TLDR

Software is built around user interaction, with a user interface and deeper core logic, and internationalization frameworks aim to localize interfaces while the core reflects deep cultural aspects. The study aims to explore embedding deep cultural aspects into the software core rather than the user interface. Deep culture can be modularly embedded into application software.

Abstract

Software applications are designed around user interaction. One interaction component is the user interface; the other deeper components represent the applications’ logic and core functionality. Internationalization architectures recognize the need for localizing user interfaces to particular cultures. We continue the discussion on culture and software focusing on the software core rather than the user interface. This core corresponds to deep culture as opposed to the surface cultural manifestations embedded in the user interface. We argue here that deep culture can be embedded into application software in a modular way.