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A Generic Approach to Measuring the Ease of use of Modeling Languages
Abstract
Modeling languages are artificially defined languages that are used to create models, i.e. abstract descriptions. They are used in particular in the context of software development to model sections of the real world. The development of new and the modification of existing modeling languages for the description of technical, organizational or business contexts does not decrease in spite of the existing diversity. On the one hand, requirements in the constantly changing environment of business and administration should be met again and again, on the other hand, one reason is to align existing modeling languages even more specifically to the addressees of the models. Determining the userfriendliness in terms of the usability of modeling languages has not been the aim of empirical evaluation studies so far. Most usability studies have evaluated applications, websites and technical products. The focus of research work on the usability of the modeling languages traditionally lies in the area of software-related and less of user-related requirements. The aim of this article is to create a framework for evaluating the usability of modeling languages. It is a contribution that elaborates the complex interrelationships of a usability study for modeling languages and creates a basis for subsequent empirical studies.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijocspl.v7i2.749
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