Reducing the validation task by adding conformance at the implementation level

Some interface tools generate interfaces which conform to specific look and feel conventions while others allow the look and feel to be specified independently. However, these approaches give the developer too much latitude-he may still introduce inconsistencies. Since validating user interfaces for conformance is problematic, the author argues that it is better to prevent inconsistencies from arising in the first place rather than having to detect them afterwards. He has created a tool which generates interactive applications from a high-level description of the application´s structure and interactive requirements. This approach not only simplifies the developer´s task, it guarantees that the generated interfaces will exhibit a higher minimum degree of conformance. This in turn can reduce the magnitude and scope of the validation task. He describes a frame work for studying validation which emphasizes its automatic measurement and analysis as a means towards its reduction, and shows how his tool fits into this framework