The Style and Substance of API Names

Naming is a non-optional and cross-cutting design decision in professional and end-user programming activities. From assembly language to Yahoo Pipes, names are utilized for labeling and differentiation. Yet, we know little about how these names are selected or how naming impacts use and other aspec...

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Published in2010 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing pp. 259 - 260
Main Author Daughtry, John M
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2010
Subjects
Algorithm design and analysis
API
Correlation
Human-Computer Interaction
Programming
Programming profession
Psychology
Software algorithms
Software Engineering
Visualization
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Summary:Naming is a non-optional and cross-cutting design decision in professional and end-user programming activities. From assembly language to Yahoo Pipes, names are utilized for labeling and differentiation. Yet, we know little about how these names are selected or how naming impacts use and other aspects of design. My research goal is to develop a theory of application programming interface (API) naming that bridges both software engineering and human-computer interaction. Towards this end, I am studying people (perceptions), information (naming strategies in the wild), and technology (name analysis algorithms and lightweight interactions to support naming decisions).
ISBN:1424484855
9781424484850
ISSN:1943-6092
1943-6106
DOI:10.1109/VLHCC.2010.48