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Chapter 12
The Cobbler’s Children
Why Do Software Design Environments
Not Support Design Practices?
David Budgen
University of Durham
CONTENTS
12.1 Introduction 202
12.2 Background 203
12.2.1 Viewpoints Model 203
12.2.2 Design Notations 204
12.2.3 Design Support Tools 204
12.3 Research Method 205
12.3.1 Data Collection 205
12.3.2 Data Analysis 206
12.4 Results 206
12.4.1 Coding the Data 206
12.4.2 Consistency of Coding 207
12.5 Case Study Analysis 209
12.5.1 Case 1: Adobe 209
12.5.2 Case 2: Intuit 211
12.5.3 Case 3: AmberPoint 212
12.5.4 Summary of Transitions 213
12.6 Discussion 214
12.6.1 reats to Validit ...