FOUR COMPONENTS OF SOFTWARE VISUALIZATION

Four Pillars of Software Visualization

Architecture of Interaction

Traditional collaboration with participants around a dry-erase board is an effective way to synchronize details. Given the physical logistics of in-person collaboration, modern (web-based) collaboration is a scalable alternative to printed presentation materials (such as a blogpost user-interface-capabilities.html).

For professionals that want to virtually collaborate with a larger audience, but are unfamiliar with "emerging" paperless standards (such as real-world-solution-visualization.html) it is important to leverage an updateable digital platform that can seamlessly integrate web-based digital information.

Based on my experience with software stakeholders, professional workflows are dependent on how well the following four (4) digital capabilities align:

1. System Display (human readable information display),
2. Data (machine readable),
3. Interaction Behavior (data exchange), and
4. System Logic (business policy enforcement outcomes).

System Display

Data Exchange

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Human Readable Text 
Meaningful Visual Displays

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​Interaction Behavior

​System Navigation
Live-Edit Text Updates
other user interfaces

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User formatted Information
Machine Readable Data

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​System Logic

business policy enforcement
probing/branching logic trees
defined use case outcomes

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