@phdthesis{Taeumel2020,
  author    = {Taeumel, Marcel},
  title     = {Data-driven tool construction in exploratory programming environments},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-44428},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-444289},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {xiv, 299},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {This work presents a new design for programming environments that promote the exploration of domain-specific software artifacts and the construction of graphical tools for such program comprehension tasks. In complex software projects, tool building is essential because domain- or task-specific tools can support decision making by representing concerns concisely with low cognitive effort. In contrast, generic tools can only support anticipated scenarios, which usually align with programming language concepts or well-known project domains. However, the creation and modification of interactive tools is expensive because the glue that connects data to graphics is hard to find, change, and test. Even if valuable data is available in a common format and even if promising visualizations could be populated, programmers have to invest many resources to make changes in the programming environment. Consequently, only ideas of predictably high value will be implemented. In the non-graphical, command-line world, the situation looks different and inspiring: programmers can easily build their own tools as shell scripts by configuring and combining filter programs to process data. We propose a new perspective on graphical tools and provide a concept to build and modify such tools with a focus on high quality, low effort, and continuous adaptability. That is, (1) we propose an object-oriented, data-driven, declarative scripting language that reduces the amount of and governs the effects of glue code for view-model specifications, and (2) we propose a scalable UI-design language that promotes short feedback loops in an interactive, graphical environment such as Morphic known from Self or Squeak/Smalltalk systems. We implemented our concept as a tool building environment, which we call VIVIDE, on top of Squeak/Smalltalk and Morphic. We replaced existing code browsing and debugging tools to iterate within our solution more quickly. In several case studies with undergraduate and graduate students, we observed that VIVIDE can be applied to many domains such as live language development, source-code versioning, modular code browsing, and multi-language debugging. Then, we designed a controlled experiment to measure the effect on the time to build tools. Several pilot runs showed that training is crucial and, presumably, takes days or weeks, which implies a need for further research. As a result, programmers as users can directly work with tangible representations of their software artifacts in the VIVIDE environment. Tool builders can write domain-specific scripts to populate views to approach comprehension tasks from different angles. Our novel perspective on graphical tools can inspire the creation of new trade-offs in modularity for both data providers and view designers.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SemmoTrappJobstetal.2015,
  author    = {Semmo, Amir and Trapp, Matthias and Jobst, Markus and D{\"o}llner, J{\"u}rgen Roland Friedrich},
  title     = {Cartography-Oriented Design of 3D Geospatial Information Visualization - Overview and Techniques},
  series = {The cartographic journal},
  volume    = {52},
  journal   = {The cartographic journal},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group},
  address   = {Leeds},
  issn      = {0008-7041},
  doi       = {10.1080/00087041.2015.1119462},
  pages     = {95 -- 106},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {In economy, society and personal life map-based interactive geospatial visualization becomes a natural element of a growing number of applications and systems. The visualization of 3D geospatial information, however, raises the question how to represent the information in an effective way. Considerable research has been done in technology-driven directions in the fields of cartography and computer graphics (e.g., design principles, visualization techniques). Here, non-photorealistic rendering (NPR) represents a promising visualization category - situated between both fields - that offers a large number of degrees for the cartography-oriented visual design of complex 2D and 3D geospatial information for a given application context. Still today, however, specifications and techniques for mapping cartographic design principles to the state-of-the-art rendering pipeline of 3D computer graphics remain to be explored. This paper revisits cartographic design principles for 3D geospatial visualization and introduces an extended 3D semiotic model that complies with the general, interactive visualization pipeline. Based on this model, we propose NPR techniques to interactively synthesize cartographic renditions of basic feature types, such as terrain, water, and buildings. In particular, it includes a novel iconification concept to seamlessly interpolate between photorealistic and cartographic representations of 3D landmarks. Our work concludes with a discussion of open challenges in this field of research, including topics, such as user interaction and evaluation.},
  language  = {en}
}
@book{BeinBraunDaaseetal.2020,
  author    = {Bein, Leon and Braun, Tom and Daase, Bj{\"o}rn and Emsbach, Elina and Matthes, Leon and Stiede, Maximilian and Taeumel, Marcel and Mattis, Toni and Ramson, Stefan and Rein, Patrick and Hirschfeld, Robert and M{\"o}nig, Jens},
  title     = {SandBlocks},
  number    = {132},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  isbn      = {978-3-86956-482-1},
  issn      = {1613-5652},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-43926},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-439263},
  publisher      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {viii, 212},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Visuelle Programmiersprachen werden heutzutage zugunsten textueller Programmiersprachen nahezu nicht verwendet, obwohl visuelle Programmiersprachen einige Vorteile bieten. Diese reichen von der Vermeidung von Syntaxfehlern, {\"u}ber die Nutzung konkreter dom{\"a}nenspezifischer Notation bis hin zu besserer Lesbarkeit und Wartbarkeit des Programms. Trotzdem greifen professionelle Softwareentwickler nahezu ausschließlich auf textuelle Programmiersprachen zur{\"u}ck. Damit Entwickler diese Vorteile visueller Programmiersprachen nutzen k{\"o}nnen, aber trotzdem nicht auf die ihnen bekannten textuellen Programmiersprachen verzichten m{\"u}ssen, gibt es die Idee, textuelle und visuelle Programmelemente gemeinsam in einer Programmiersprache nutzbar zu machen. Damit ist dem Entwickler {\"u}berlassen wann und wie er visuelle Elemente in seinem Programmcode verwendet. Diese Arbeit stellt das SandBlocks-Framework vor, das diese gemeinsame Nutzung visueller und textueller Programmelemente erm{\"o}glicht. Neben einer Auswertung visueller Programmiersprachen, zeigt es die technische Integration visueller Programmelemente in das Squeak/Smalltalk-System auf, gibt Einblicke in die Umsetzung und Verwendung in Live-Programmiersystemen und diskutiert ihre Verwendung in unterschiedlichen Dom{\"a}nen.},
  language  = {de}
}