Addressing Usability Requirements in Mobile Software Development
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چکیده
Usability is an important quality requirement for many of the today software applications, where the complexity of modern user interfaces and the quick reaction required by users demanding highly usable software. However, usability is many times poorly addressed as usability requirements often require an additional implementation effort. In addition, usability is sometimes rarely described in the software architecture so it is difficult to perceive where and how usability impacts in the software design. In this chapter we analyze the impact of two usability mechanisms in the software architecture of a mobile software application, as this kind of software demand stringent usability requirements. We also map the generic architectural responsibilities of the usability mechanisms analyzed to concrete classes in the software architecture of the mobile application supporting such functionality.
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