@inproceedings{78971ccf7c7d43a7a911f86aae8a4055,
title = "Towards middle-range usable design theories for software engineering",
abstract = "In this position paper we argue to reduce the ambition for a general theory of software engineering to that of a patchwork of middle-range theories about how artifacts can be used by practitioners. This proposal is placed in the wider context of the role of theory in the engineering sciences. A few suggestions are given for how to proceed along this way.",
keywords = "IS-Design science methodology, EWI-25554, METIS-309809, IR-93499, SCS-Services",
author = "Wieringa, {Roelf J.}",
note = "10.1145/2593752.2593753 ; 3rd SEMAT Workshop on General Theories of Software Engineering, GTSE 2014 ; Conference date: 31-05-2014 Through 07-06-2014",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1145/2593752.2593753",
language = "Undefined",
isbn = "978-1-4503-2850-0",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
pages = "1--4",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 3rd SEMAT Workshop on General Theories of Software Engineering, GTSE 2014",
}