Human-centered software engineering: software engineering models, patterns and architectures for HCI

摘要

Editing a volume of chapters contributed by individual authors is one of the most challenging acts of authorship. It takes clarity of vision and relentless conviction, both of which are squeezed by the time pressures of publishers and life. Seffah, Vanderdonckt, and Desmarais take on human-centered software engineering, a topic that is sure to grab the attention of practitioner and researcher alike. Understanding how the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) and software engineering integrate is one of the most frustrating and yet obvious opportunities to differentiate a new generation of creatives and engineers. Software engineering without HCI is no longer tolerable. We see evidence of the evolution of development methodologies and users' increasing demands for an intuitive and blissful experience that accomplishes more.