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Until recently most programming power has been in the hands of the professionalprogrammer rather than the end user. Programming by Demonstration is a method that allows end usersto create, customize, and extend programs by demonstrating what the program should do. Programmingby Demonstration systems have existed since 1975, yet this is the first time that information on allof the best of these systems has been gathered in one place. The first section of the book describes18 computer implementations of Programming by Demonstration, and the second section discusses theproblems and opportunities for this method in more general terms.Included in the appendices is atest suite, a collection of practical examples illustrating the broad variety of tasks that areamenable to Programming by Demonstration. The test suite is also useful for researchers, who canevaluate their own systems in terms of how well they are able to automate these tasks.Allen Cypheris a Research Scientist with the Advanced Technology Group, Apple Computer, Inc.Contents:Introduction.Section 1. Systems. Pygmalion. Tinker. A Predictive Calculator. Rehearsal World.SmallStar. Peridot. Metamouse. TELS. Eager. Garnet. The Turvy Experience. Chimera. The Geometer'sSketchpad. Tourmaline. A History-Based Macro by Example System. Mondrian. Triggers. The AIDEProject.Section II. Components. A History of Editable Graphical, Histories. Graphical Representationand Feedback in a PBD System. PBD Invocation Techniques. A System-Wide Macro Facility Based onAggregate Events. Making Programming Accessible to Visual Problem Solvers. Using Voice Input toDisambiguate Intent.Section III. Perspectives. Characterizing PBD Systems. DemonstrationalInterfaces. Just-in-Time Programming.