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A tutorial on creating logfiles for event-driven applications.

G Breinholt1, H Krueger

  • 1Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland. greg.breinholt@philips.com

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers : a Journal of the Psychonomic Society, Inc
|September 30, 1999
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This paper details how to create effective logfiles for recording user actions in event-driven applications. Proper logfile construction ensures accurate data collection for software assessment and behavioral studies.

Area of Science:

  • Computer Science
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Software Engineering

Background:

  • Data logging is crucial for recording user actions in software assessment and behavioral experiments.
  • Event-driven software necessitates accurate and consistent logging of all user interactions.
  • Effective logfiles are essential for extracting meaningful information from collected user data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe practical steps for writing logfiles for event-driven applications.
  • To propose a technique for constructing logfiles for quantitative user-centric software assessment.

Main Methods:

  • Detailed description of practical steps for logfile creation.
  • Technique for structuring logfiles to capture user actions via keyboard or other input devices.

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Main Results:

  • A method for constructing logfiles that accurately and consistently record user actions.
  • Logfiles designed to facilitate the extraction of useful quantitative data.

Conclusions:

  • Well-structured logfiles are vital for effective user action recording in event-driven systems.
  • The proposed technique enables quantitative assessment of software from a user's perspective.