A Framework for Research in Design Computing
John S. Gero, Mary Lou Maher · eCAADe proceedings · 1997
Design computing has often been considered a subset of computer applications that assist the designer in documenting and analysing complex designs. As one of many areas in which computer applications have beeen developed, design computing has relied on software developers and vendors to implement and market software with the relevant features and utilities to support some aspects of design activity. In this paper we consider design computing as a research area, one in which the results of the research lead to more than additional computer programs and in fact lead to a better understanding of designing and computer support for designing.