Lessons from the Neighborhood Viewer: Building Innovative Collaborative Applications in Tcl and Tk

Authors: 

Alex Safonov, Douglas Perrin, Joseph Konstan, John Carlis and Robert Elde University of Minnesota

Abstract: 

This paper discusses the development in Tk of a collaborative browser for scientific image databases. The browser, known as the "neighborhood viewer," allows groups of neuroscientists to explore systematically a large collection of brain images. The paper discusses the application, its development, and a set of lessons learned during development. In particular, it shows how constraints and distributed constraints simplified development, discusses the implementation of a wavelet-based image format, and draws lessons about engineering experimental, evolving systems.

BibTeX
@inproceedings {260623,
author = {Alex Safonov and Robert Eld and Douglas Perrin and Joseph Konstan and John Carlis},
title = {Lessons from the Neighborhood Viewer: Building Innovative Collaborative Applications in Tcl and Tk},
booktitle = {Fourth Annual USENIX Tcl/Tk Workshop (Fourth Annual USENIX Tcl/Tk Workshop)},
year = {1996},
address = {Monterey, CA},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/conference/fourth-annual-usenix-tcltk-workshop/lessons-neighborhood-viewer-building-innovative},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = jul
}
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