Title :
Building more usable APIs
Author :
Mclellan, Samuel G. ; Roesler, Alvin W. ; Tempest, Joseph T. ; Spinuzzi, Clay I.
Author_Institution :
Schlumberger, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
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
Keywords :
application program interfaces; human factors; reverse engineering; system documentation; user centred design; API; application program interfaces; program understandability; programmers; reference documentation; software usability; software writers; sofware usefulness; Application software; Buildings; Documentation; Graphics; Libraries; Productivity; Programming profession; Scheduling; Testing; Usability;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
