KNOCAP

Abstract

It is well known that it is desirable to capture the most essential parts of software design meetings that take place at the whiteboard. It is equally well known, however, that actual capture rarely takes place. A few photos may be taken, informal notes might be scribbled down, and at best one of the developers may be tasked with creating a summary. Regardless, problems persist with important information being lost and, even when information is captured, that information not being easily located and accessed. To address these problems, I propose to design and evaluate a novel suite of tools that enables software designers working at the whiteboard to: (1) efficiently and in-the-moment capture important information produced during that meeting, and (2) be delivered, either by request or proactively by the tools, relevant information captured in the past when it is needed in a future design meeting.