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references c-d
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goals for a programming system
Topic:
expert users
Group:
psychology

Reference

Carroll, J.M., Rosson, M.B., "Paradox of the active user", in Carroll, J.M. (ed.), Interfacing Thought. Cognitive aspects of human-computer interaction, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT Press, 1987, pp. 80-111. Google

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80 ;;Quote: the paramount goal for users is throughput; this conflicts with learning new procedures for doing things
101 ;;Quote: users want throughput first, will use inappropriate experience, and will avoid new learning; software must take these paradoxes seriously


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