Reconsidering End-User Development Definitions

Nikolaos Batalas (Corresponding author), Ioanna Lykourentzou, Vassilis Javed Khan, Panos Markopoulos

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    Abstract

    We consider definitions that End-User Development and related fields offer for end-user developers, and identify the persistence of viewing end-user development as antithetical to professional development across the years, even as focus has shifted from the identity and then to the role of the developer, and later to the intent of the development effort. We trace the origins of this antithesis to the days of End-User Computing in organizational settings, and argue that modern software development resides in a different paradigm, where end-user Development is part and parcel of any programming endeavour, in professional or other settings. We propose that current development practice, both for those traditionally regarded as end-user and as professional developers, can be better served by EUD as a field, if the focus is shifted to the nature of the task itself, and how technical it needs to be, by way of the platforms that development takes place on.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEnd-User Development
    Subtitle of host publication8th International Symposium, IS-EUD 2021, Virtual Event, July 6–8, 2021, Proceedings
    EditorsDaniela Fogli, Daniel Tetteroo, Barbara Rita Barricelli, Simone Borsci, Panos Markopoulos, George A. Papadopoulos
    Place of PublicationCham
    PublisherSpringer
    Pages19-35
    Number of pages17
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-79840-6
    ISBN (Print)978-3-030-79839-0
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 24 Jun 2021
    Event8th International Conference on End-User Development, IS-EUD 2021 - Virtual, Online
    Duration: 6 Jul 20218 Jul 2021

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Volume12724
    ISSN (Print)0302-9743
    ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349
    NameProgramming and Software Engineering (LNPSE)
    ISSN (Print)2945-915X
    ISSN (Electronic)2945-9168

    Conference

    Conference8th International Conference on End-User Development, IS-EUD 2021
    CityVirtual, Online
    Period6/07/218/07/21

    Keywords

    • Definitions
    • End-user development
    • Technical development

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