Preface

This book is an update to the book *Software Usability*, which was published only a couple of years ago. Why is it that we need an update so soon? The good news is that it is not a matter of the knowledge, techniques, or tools becoming obsolete, which is something that does sometimes happen in the tech world. Rather, it is a sign that the reflections, efforts, and work in this area are still expanding. This is good news as society adopts more and more software for both professional and personal uses.

In this updated volume, we have broadened the perspectives from which software usability is considered. That is, the book considers developers and technology makers as *users* of software tools themselves. Even if very knowledgeable, self-confident, and autonomous learners, developers are some of the most intensive software users there are! Still, a significant part of this book's content focuses on the process of making software *for the people*.

This volume includes a collection of high-quality contributions to software usability for developers and non-developers alike. While presenting novel research and experiences, the book is also suited for the general reader. It is designed to disseminate new ideas, making them *accessible* to people who might not be software *makers* but who are undoubtedly software *users*.

> **Dr. Laura M. Castro** Department of Computer Science and Information Technologies, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain

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Section 1

Preliminaries
