RCA: experiences with an IDE annotation tool

  • Authors:
  • Richard Priest;Beryl Plimmer

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

  • Venue:
  • CHINZ '06 Proceedings of the 7th ACM SIGCHI New Zealand chapter's international conference on Computer-human interaction: design centered HCI
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Ink annotation is a common method for recording feedback on a paper document. However, reviewing code on paper is difficult due to its non-linear nature. This project extends existing research ideas to develop a digital ink annotation tool within an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The aim is to provide code reviewers with an effective tool for directly commenting on code within the IDE. We describe scenarios where ink annotation would provide benefits, along with requirements and our implementation of the Rich Code Annotation Tool (RCA).