Recently many researches have explored the potential of visual programming in robotics,
the Internet of Things (IoT), and education. However, there is a lack of studies that analyze …

Research on the Internet of Things (IoT) has devoted many efforts to technological aspects.
Little social and practical benefits have emerged so far. IoT devices, so-called smart objects …

Given the spread of the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, in several contexts there is a
growing need for laypeople to configure their smart devices. Task Automation Systems …

The collaborative decision-making process is traditionally supported by multi-user
interfaces, such as large multi-touch screens or interactive tabletops for accessing, relating …

This paper illustrates EFESTO, a mashup platform designed to enable end users to explore
information by creating interactive workspaces. Within a Web composition environment, end …

Abstract This chapter presents Web Augmentation (WA) technologies as tools and
techniques for end-user development. WA technologies differ from other web development …

Nonprofessional end user programs have increased remarkably in volume and diversity.
However, for such programs to be usable and reliable, their creators should be familiar with …

After tracing the steps that led to the current generation of iconic languages starting from the
original idea of SK Chang, we describe an iconic language, named MicroApp, for modeling …

Objective To provide statistician end users with a visual language environment for complex
statistical survey design and implementation. Methods We have developed, in conjunction …

There is a huge and ever increasing amount of data sources available on the Web, which
provide content through programmatic interfaces. Unfortunately, such data sources are …