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EAGER: programming repetitive tasks by example
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Eager is a Programming by Example system for the HyperCard environment.It constantly monitors the user's activities, and when it detects an iterative pattern, it writes a program to complete the iteration.Programming by Example systems create generalized programs from examples provided by the user.They are faced with the problem of how to display these abstract procedures.Eager utilizes a new interface technique, called anticipation, to show how it has generalized: when it detects a repetitive activity, it highlights menus and objects on the screen to indicate what it expects the user to do next.As users continue to perform their activity, they will notice that the objects they are about to select have already been highlighted by the system.When it becomes apparent that Eager knows how to perform the task correctly, they can tell Eager to complete the task for them.The use of anticipation allows Eager to interfere minimally with the users' normal activities.
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“User testing of Eager showed promise in its ability to detect and highlight the correct menus and objects, however, 'the most striking finding was that all subjects were uncomfortable with giving up control when Eager took over' (p.37).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Cypher, A.
- Affiliations
- Apple (United States) (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cypher, Allen
- Venue
- Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems Reaching through technology - CHI '91
- Publisher
- ACM Press
- Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 33-39
- OpenAlex
- W1970777289
- Cited by
- 277
- References
- 5
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- 2025: 51 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 8.10
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- conference paper
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- en
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- CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Usability and User Interface Design
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Software › Spreadsheets and End-User Computing
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Teaching and Learning Programming
- Keywords
- programming by example, HyperCard, program completion, user activity monitoring, user interface design
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