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Technical Dimensions of Live Feedback in Programming Systems

2026-05-10 | original
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Why This Matters

Understanding the technical dimensions of live feedback in programming systems is crucial for advancing interactive development tools, leading to more efficient and user-friendly programming environments. This framework helps developers and designers optimize feedback mechanisms to enhance productivity and learning. As live feedback becomes more integral to coding workflows, mapping its design space supports innovation and better system evaluation.

Key Takeaways

← Josh Horowitz

Technical Dimensions of

Live Feedback

in Programming Systems

While live feedback plays an important role in many interactive programming systems, its design space remains largely unmapped, making it difficult to discuss and build on the wide range of designs explored by past systems. As a first step towards establishing this map, we present six dimensions that can be used to characterize and evaluate live feedback in programming systems: granularity, reactivity, velocity, moldability, bidirectionality, and materiality.

Presented at PLATEAU 2026: PDF DOI Video

Based on an earlier presentation at LIVE 2024: Video

This work was featured on Episode 80 of the Feeling of Computing Podcast . I make a surprise appearance! (It was a surprise for me.)

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