Context-Aware End-User Development Review

Context-aware application development frameworks enable context management and environment adaptation to automatize people’s activities. New technologies such as 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) increase environment context (from devices/services), making functionalities available to augment cont...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2022-01, Vol.12 (1), p.479
Main Authors: Ponce, Victor, Abdulrazak, Bessam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Applications programs
Cognitive load
Computer programs
Configurations
context-aware
Empowerment
End users
end-user development
interaction style
Internet of Things
literature review
Literature reviews
Machine learning
metaphor
New technology
Software
Software development tools
Software engineering
Software quality
Specifications
Usability
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Summary:Context-aware application development frameworks enable context management and environment adaptation to automatize people’s activities. New technologies such as 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) increase environment context (from devices/services), making functionalities available to augment context-aware applications. The result is an increased deployment of context-aware applications to support end-users in everyday activities. However, developing applications in context-aware frameworks involve diverse technologies, so that it traditionally involves software experts. In general, context-aware applications are limited in terms of personalization for end-users. They include configurations to personalize applications, but non-software experts can only change some of these configurations. Nowadays, advances in human–computer interaction provide techniques/metaphors to approach non-software experts. One approach is end-user development (EUD)—a set of activities and development tools that considers non-software experts as application builders. In this paper, we present our analysis of existing EUD approaches for building context-aware applications. We present a literature review of 37 screened papers obtained from research databases. This review aims to identify the methods, techniques, and tools proposed to build context-aware applications. Specifically, we reviewed EUD building techniques and implementations. Building techniques include metaphors/interaction styles proposed for application specification, composition, and testing. The implementations include a specification method to integrate and process context on the target application platforms. We also present the adoption trend and challenges of context-aware end-user development.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app12010479