Paper from UW PhD researcher Josh Horowitz proposes six dimensions to characterize live feedback in programming systems: granularity, reactivity, velocity, moldability, bidirectionality, and materiality.
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Presented at PLATEAU 2026; builds on an earlier LIVE 2024 presentation, with PDF and DOI available.
The six dimensions aim to map a design space that has remained largely unmapped despite wide exploration by past systems.
Framework is intended to help builders discuss and compare live feedback designs across interactive programming systems.
No empirical study yet; this is a conceptual framework paper, not an evaluation with user data.
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@brudgers: shared direct PDF link for those who want to skip the landing page.
