%0 Generic %1 bhardwaj2014redprint %A Bhardwaj, Anant %A Luciano, Dave %A Klemmer, Scott %D 2014 %K php %T Redprint: Integrating API specific "instant example" and "instant documentation" display interface in IDEs %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1409.6678 %X Software libraries for most of the modern programming languages are numerous, large and complex. Remembering the syntax and usage of APIs is a difficult task for not just novices but also expert programmers. IDEs (Integrated Development Environment) provide capabilities like autocomplete and intellisense to assist programmers; however, programmers still need to visit search engines like Google to find API (Application Program Interface) documentation and samples. This paper evaluates Redprint - a browser based development environment for PHP that integrates API specific "Instant Example" and "Instant Documentation" display interfaces. A comparative laboratory study shows that integrating API specific "Instant Example" and "Instant Documentation" display interfaces into a development environment significantly reduces the cost of searching and thus significantly reduces the time to develop software.

@misc{bhardwaj2014redprint, abstract = {Software libraries for most of the modern programming languages are numerous, large and complex. Remembering the syntax and usage of APIs is a difficult task for not just novices but also expert programmers. IDEs (Integrated Development Environment) provide capabilities like autocomplete and intellisense to assist programmers; however, programmers still need to visit search engines like Google to find API (Application Program Interface) documentation and samples. This paper evaluates Redprint - a browser based development environment for PHP that integrates API specific "Instant Example" and "Instant Documentation" display interfaces. A comparative laboratory study shows that integrating API specific "Instant Example" and "Instant Documentation" display interfaces into a development environment significantly reduces the cost of searching and thus significantly reduces the time to develop software.}, added-at = {2017-12-30T11:19:31.000+0100}, author = {Bhardwaj, Anant and Luciano, Dave and Klemmer, Scott}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2eb5ea7f96d904fa302cd54dd5077ee95/s_bergmann}, description = {Redprint: Integrating API specific "instant example" and "instant documentation" display interface in IDEs}, interhash = {e9b76019c69617aacfd077da055db45a}, intrahash = {eb5ea7f96d904fa302cd54dd5077ee95}, keywords = {php}, note = {cite arxiv:1409.6678Comment: UIST 2011}, timestamp = {2017-12-30T11:19:31.000+0100}, title = {Redprint: Integrating API specific "instant example" and "instant documentation" display interface in IDEs}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1409.6678}, year = 2014 }