Does continuous visual feedback aid debugging in direct-manipulation programming systems?
Does continuous visual feedback aid debugging in direct-manipulation programming systems?
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连续的视觉反馈是否有助于直接操作编程系统的调试？
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1997
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C. Cook
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E. M. Wilcox;John Atwood;M. Burnett;Jonathan J. Cadiz;C. Cook
连续的视觉反馈正在成为所有类型的直接操纵系统的常见功能--从示例性的宏构建器到电子表格包再到以直接操纵为特色的可视化编程语言。但是，持续的视觉反馈在编程领域真的有帮助吗？关于这个问题的调查很少，相关领域有什么证据指向相互矛盾的方向。为了推进对这个问题的了解，我们进行了一项实证研究，以确定将连续视觉反馈纳入直接操作编程系统是否有助于完成一项特定的任务：调试。我们的结果是，尽管持续的视觉反馈总体上对调试没有显著的帮助，但在某些情况下它确实对调试有显著的帮助。我们的结果还指出了可能有助于决定这些情况的三个因素。
Continuous visual feedback is becoming a common feature in direct-manipulation systems of all kinds -- from demonstrational macro builders to spreadsheet packages to visual programming languages featuring direct manipulation. But does continuous visual feedback actually help in the domain of programming? There has been little investigation of this question, and what evidence there is from related domains points in conflicting directions. To advance what is know about this issue, we conducted an empirical study to determine whether the inclusion of continuous visual feedback into a direct-manipulation programming system helps with one particular task: debugging. Our results were that although continuous visual feedback did not significantly help with debugging in general, it did significantly help with debugging in some circumstances. Our results also indicate three factors that may help determine those circumstances.