SUIT: the Pascal of user interface toolkits

User interface support software, such as UI toolkits, UIMSs, and interface builders, are currently too complex for undergraduates. Tools typically require a learning period of several weeks, which is impractical in a semester course. Most tools are also limited to a specific platform, usually either Macintosh, DOS, or UNIX/X. This is problematic for students who switch from DOS or Macintosh machines to UNIX machines as they move through the curriculum. The situation is similar to programming languages before the

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1991
• Where: UIST
• Authors: Randy Pausch, Nathaniel R. Young II, Robert DeLine
• Keywords: Most Tools, Semester Course, Software Engineering, UIST 1991, User Interface Support