Category: CSCW
Commentary2: In the special edition on CSCW & Groupware.
        Republished in Greenberg, 1991.
Abstract: Nardi and Miller's ethnographic study is on
        spreadsheets, long considered a good example of a
        well designed single user application. Much to
        their surprise, they observed that spreadsheet
        co-development was the rule, not the exception. They
        saw a high degree of cooperation in sharing program
        expertise; transferring domain knowledge; debugging;
        training; and face to face work in meetings. The
        general implication is that cooperative work happens
        all the time, in spite of the inherent limitations
        of the software.
Number: 2
Bibtype: Article
Booktitle: International Journal of Man Machine Studies
Author: B.A. Nardi
        J.R. Miller
Pages: 161-184
Title: Twinkling lights and nested loops: Distributed
        problem solving and spreadsheet development
Note: evaluation, social impact
Year: 1991
Volume: 34