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March 2004 - Posts

Using the cognitive dimensions - consistency

Consistency in an API allows users to make use of what they have learned about how one part of the API works when they start working with another, similar part of the API. One way to measure and describe how consistent your API is, is as follows : For
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Using the cognitive dimensions - API viscosity

API viscosity measures the resistance to change of code written using a particular API. For each goal that the user might want to accomplish with the API, describe how easy it is to make changes to the code required to accomplish that goal. In particular,
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PPIG newsletter

The latest edition of the PPIG (Psychology of Programming Interest Group) newsletter is out...
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ObjectSpaces and usability

Here's an interesting post about the effect that a few changes to a language syntax can have on a programmer's ability to use that language successfully: http://weblogs.asp.net/mattwar/archive/2004/02/18/75770.aspx
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