L'environnement de développement dynamique (EDD) pour le prototypage rapide d'interfaces graphiques

Abstract

We present an interactive development environment (IDE) designed and implemented at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to assist expert users in rapidly developing graphical user interface prototypes for the control of robotic systems. The Dynamic Development Environment (DDE) offers a highly flexible tool for interface design and development. The environment allows the direct manipulation and integration of running widgets to rapidly build a live interface. New widgets can be readily integrated and their behaviour tested within this environment, skipping code compilation and freeing the interface designer from most of the programming effort. Other IDE's such as Netbeans, .Net and Eclipse require separate compilation and execution steps. The DDE offers a new possibility by allowing the user to test the interface while it is being built without the need to launch the platform again.