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Rebecca E. Grinter
Researcher at Georgia Institute of Technology
Publications - 134
Citations - 12317
Rebecca E. Grinter is an academic researcher from Georgia Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: The Internet & Software development. The author has an hindex of 55, co-authored 132 publications receiving 11585 citations. Previous affiliations of Rebecca E. Grinter include Nokia & Alcatel-Lucent.
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At Home with Ubiquitous Computing: Seven Challenges
TL;DR: A number of challenges from the technical, social, and pragmatic domains that must be overcome before the vision of the smart home, posited by ubiquitous computing research, can become a reality are examined.
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Postcolonial computing: a lens on design and development
TL;DR: This work inspires four key shifts in the approach to HCI4D efforts: generative models of culture, development as a historical program, uneven economic relations, and cultural epistemologies, and reconsideration of the practices of engagement, articulation and translation in other contexts.
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Instant messaging in teen life
Rebecca E. Grinter,Leysia Palen +1 more
TL;DR: Differences in the nature of use between high school and college teens are found to be accounted for by teens' degree of autonomy as a function of domestic and scholastic obligations, the development of independent work practices, Internet connectivity access, and even transportation access.
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Splitting the organization and integrating the code: Conway's law revisited
TL;DR: A case study of what indeed turned out to be the most difficult part of a geographically distributed software project, i.e., integration, and shed light on the problems and mechanisms underlying the coordination needs of development projects generally, be they co-located or distributed.
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The geography of coordination: dealing with distance in R&D work
TL;DR: This paper presents four methods product development organizations used to coordinate their work: functional areas of expertise, product structure, process steps, and customization, and describes the benefits and difficulties with each.