Resumen
The article envisions user-aware software in future times. According to the author the next era will revolutionize how computer and user interact. Currently, it is up to the user to assimilate details of a new computer or software system and then adapt to its constraints. The real solution is software must become more responsive to humans in all their diversity. This user-aware software will be capable of learning about an individual and adapting itself accordingly. It will recognize the user in terms of how he or she uses the software and accommodate changes in those patterns over time. Software will also be able to adjust to environmental factors, such as ambient noise or lighting levels, and change behavior as needed. It will know what level of expertise a person have acquired and will offer automatic assistance when he is ready to try something new. It will also be able to adjust to environmental factors, such as ambient noise or lighting levels, and change behavior as needed. Once software is truly personalized, many of the obstacles that currently limit when and how people use computers will disappear.