A collection of two dozen key papers from the HCIL demonstrating the development of the
field of HCI during the past decade.
Edited by Ben Shneiderman
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Excerpt by Ben Shneiderman: Designed for
professional system designers, managers, and programmers, as well as for students
concerned with human factors in computer and information systems, this new text encourages
the application of psychological principles to computer science.
In the interest of improving programmer productivity, terminal user effectiveness, and system quality, Dr. Shneiderman describes current research techniques and supplies practical guidelines for programming and systems design. SOFTWARE PSYCHOLOGY also addresses such vital concerns as programming management and environment, stylistic standards, language design, programmer education, database query facilities, interactive systems, and home computing.