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Evaluating a GUI Development Tool for Internet of Things and Android

Johnsson, Björn A LU orcid ; Höst, Martin LU and Magnusson, Boris LU (2016) The 17th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement p.181-197
Abstract
In the emerging field of Internet of Things (IoT), where computerized devices are combined in creative new ways, there is a need to create Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) for the systems being built, e.g. in the form of Android “apps”. This is generally a complicated, time consuming task. We report from a controlled experiment that evaluates a new approach for building GUIs that aims to make it easier for more people to build quality GUIs. A tool supporting the new approach (GPE) was compared to Android Studio (AS), the industry standard for Android development. Our data analysis shows that GPE is more effective than AS when performing certain tasks, with no measurable degrade in the quality of the produced GUIs. We conclude that... (More)
In the emerging field of Internet of Things (IoT), where computerized devices are combined in creative new ways, there is a need to create Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) for the systems being built, e.g. in the form of Android “apps”. This is generally a complicated, time consuming task. We report from a controlled experiment that evaluates a new approach for building GUIs that aims to make it easier for more people to build quality GUIs. A tool supporting the new approach (GPE) was compared to Android Studio (AS), the industry standard for Android development. Our data analysis shows that GPE is more effective than AS when performing certain tasks, with no measurable degrade in the quality of the produced GUIs. We conclude that non-Android developers and Android developers alike should consider using GPE rather than AS when building Android GUIs for PalCom based IoT systems. (Less)
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Product-Focused Software Process Improvement : 17th International Conference, PROFES 2016, Trondheim, Norway, November 22-24, 2016, Proceedings - 17th International Conference, PROFES 2016, Trondheim, Norway, November 22-24, 2016, Proceedings
editor
Abrahamsson, Pekka ; Jedlitschka, Andreas ; Nguyen Duc, Anh ; Felderer, Michael ; Amasaki, Sousuke and Mikkonen, Tommi
pages
17 pages
publisher
Springer
conference name
The 17th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement
conference location
Trondheim, Norway
conference dates
2016-11-22 - 2016-11-24
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  • scopus:84999006751
ISBN
978-3-319-49093-9
978-3-319-49094-6
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-49094-6_12
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Support for user control and integration in pervasive systems.
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English
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  abstract     = {{In the emerging field of Internet of Things (IoT), where computerized devices are combined in creative new ways, there is a need to create Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) for the systems being built, e.g. in the form of Android “apps”. This is generally a complicated, time consuming task. We report from a controlled experiment that evaluates a new approach for building GUIs that aims to make it easier for more people to build quality GUIs. A tool supporting the new approach (GPE) was compared to Android Studio (AS), the industry standard for Android development. Our data analysis shows that GPE is more effective than AS when performing certain tasks, with no measurable degrade in the quality of the produced GUIs. We conclude that non-Android developers and Android developers alike should consider using GPE rather than AS when building Android GUIs for PalCom based IoT systems.}},
  author       = {{Johnsson, Björn A and Höst, Martin and Magnusson, Boris}},
  booktitle    = {{Product-Focused Software Process Improvement : 17th International Conference, PROFES 2016, Trondheim, Norway, November 22-24, 2016, Proceedings}},
  editor       = {{Abrahamsson, Pekka and Jedlitschka, Andreas and Nguyen Duc, Anh and Felderer, Michael and Amasaki, Sousuke and Mikkonen, Tommi}},
  isbn         = {{978-3-319-49093-9}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{181--197}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  title        = {{Evaluating a GUI Development Tool for Internet of Things and Android}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49094-6_12}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-319-49094-6_12}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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