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We propose an interface-driven approach to eXtensible Web-based Information-intensive Task-oriented Systems (X-WITS). This paper describes representation dimensions and a unifying language which is the basis for the construction of extensions and generation of texts, such as descriptions or narratives of interaction flows between end-users and X-WITS. X-WITS general architecture is presented, as well as an extension scenario which enlightens the proposal’s main characteristics. The proposal is discussed in view of its theoretical underpinnings: Semiotic Engineering and End-User Programming.
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Cunha, C., de Souza, C., Quental, V., Schwabe, D. (2000). A Model for Extensible Web-based Information Intensive Task Oriented Systems. In: McDonald, S., Waern, Y., Cockton, G. (eds) People and Computers XIV — Usability or Else!. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0515-2_14
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