Modern window-based user interface systems generate user interface events as natural
products of their normal operation. Because such events can be automatically captured and …

Recent advances in Large Language Models (LLM) have made automatic code generation
possible for real-world programming tasks in general-purpose programming languages …

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the motivations behind end user development,
discuss its basic concepts and roots, and review the current state of art. Various approaches …

Publisher Summary Computers are becoming the vehicle for an increasing range of
everyday activities. Acquisition of news and information, mail and even social interactions …

A Small Matter of Programming asks why it has been so difficult for end users to command
programming power and explores the problems of end user-driven application development …

As user interface designers, software developers, and yes-as users, we all know the
frustration that comes with using" one size fits all" software from off the shelf. Repeating the …

An adaptive interface for a programmable system, for predicting a desired user function,
based on user history, as well as machine internal status and context. The apparatus …

Direct manipulation user interfaces have proven their worth over two decades, but they are
still in their youth. Dramatic opportunities exist to develop direct manipulation programming …

Turvy is a simulated prototype of an instructible agent. The user teaches it by demonstrating
actions and pointing at or talking about relevant data. We formalized our assumptions about …

This paper explores the roots of human–computer interaction as a discipline, the various
trends which have marked its development, and some of the current and future challenges …