Abstract
A software process is a roadmap with predictable steps and guidelines related to the development of computer applications. It aims to support the creation of high-quality, timely products. Context-sensitive systems (CSS) belong to a special category of computer applications and consider new aspects and challenges related to context specific requirements. Including context into a system entails a different way of thinking about the system’s engineering. When designing a CSS, a major emphasis should be given to the analysis of how users interact with the system and how these users expect the system to act on their behalf. This chapter discusses how Software Engineering techniques can be used to support context-sensitive system development. In particular, the authors present a software process named CSS Design Process (CDP). It details and provides a systematic way to execute the main activities related with context specification, management and usage on designing context-sensitive systems. To illustrate the process usage, the authors present its instantiation in two case studies in different domains and applications.
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The authors thank the UbiBus research participants from UFPE, UFBA, UTFPR, UEM and CESAR. The authors also thank CNPq and CTIC-RNP for their financial support. This work was [partially] supported by the National Institute of Science and Technology for Software Engineering (INES)Footnote 8.
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Vieira, V., Tedesco, P., Salgado, A. (2014). The CSS Design Process: On Supporting Context-Sensitive Systems Development. In: Brézillon, P., Gonzalez, A. (eds) Context in Computing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1887-4_2
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