DynEx: Dynamic Code Synthesis with Structured Design Exploration for Accelerated Exploratory Programming
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| author | Ma, Jenny Sreedhar, Karthik Liu, Vivian Perez, Pedro Alejandro Wang, Sitong Sahni, Riya Chilton, Lydia B. |
| author_facet | Ma, Jenny Sreedhar, Karthik Liu, Vivian Perez, Pedro Alejandro Wang, Sitong Sahni, Riya Chilton, Lydia B. |
| contents | Recent advancements in large language models have significantly expedited the process of generating front-end code. This allows users to rapidly prototype user interfaces and ideate through code, a process known as exploratory programming. However, existing LLM code generation tools focus more on technical implementation details rather than finding the right design given a particular problem. We present DynEx, an LLM-based method for design exploration in accelerated exploratory programming. DynEx introduces a technique to explore the design space through a structured Design Matrix before creating the prototype with a modular, stepwise approach to LLM code generation. Code is generated sequentially, and users can test and approve each step before moving onto the next. A user study of 10 experts found that DynEx increased design exploration and enabled the creation of more complex and varied prototypes compared to a Claude Artifact baseline. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of design exploration for exploratory programming. |
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| spellingShingle | DynEx: Dynamic Code Synthesis with Structured Design Exploration for Accelerated Exploratory Programming Ma, Jenny Sreedhar, Karthik Liu, Vivian Perez, Pedro Alejandro Wang, Sitong Sahni, Riya Chilton, Lydia B. Human-Computer Interaction Recent advancements in large language models have significantly expedited the process of generating front-end code. This allows users to rapidly prototype user interfaces and ideate through code, a process known as exploratory programming. However, existing LLM code generation tools focus more on technical implementation details rather than finding the right design given a particular problem. We present DynEx, an LLM-based method for design exploration in accelerated exploratory programming. DynEx introduces a technique to explore the design space through a structured Design Matrix before creating the prototype with a modular, stepwise approach to LLM code generation. Code is generated sequentially, and users can test and approve each step before moving onto the next. A user study of 10 experts found that DynEx increased design exploration and enabled the creation of more complex and varied prototypes compared to a Claude Artifact baseline. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of design exploration for exploratory programming. |
| title | DynEx: Dynamic Code Synthesis with Structured Design Exploration for Accelerated Exploratory Programming |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.00400 |