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Developer’s Guide


Working with AppBuilder

Creating an application with the help of AppBuilder is a four-step process:

  1. Design your application on paper.
  2. Create organizer windows and populate them.
  3. Add additional glue and supporting code.
  4. Test and refine the result.

AppBuilder can help with steps 2 through 4. Application design is beyond the current scope of this guide. The design process has both a technical and a usability aspect, and those developers who pay attention to both are generally the most successful.

There are a number of formal tools and methodologies that can help with technical design. Use whichever seems best. At present, however, there are no similar tools to help you make your application easy and pleasant to use. The best advice is to test your design assumptions early and often with real users. There are books on usable software design that can help acquaint you with those techniques.


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