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Michigan's Declarative Dragging wins Best Paper at UIST 2026

According to a post on X by @UMichCSE, University of Michigan CSE PhD student Andrew Blinn and co-authors won Best Paper at UIST 2026. The work presents D2, a framework that generates smooth drag-and-drop interactions from declared app states. The post says this makes custom drag-and-drop interfaces much easier to build.

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According to a post on X by @UMichCSE, University of Michigan CSE PhD student Andrew Blinn and co-authors won Best Paper at UIST 2026. The work presents D2, a framework that generates smooth drag-and-drop interactions from declared app states. The post says this makes custom drag-and-drop interfaces much easier to build.

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University of Michigan CSE PhD student Andrew Blinn and co-authors won Best Paper at UIST 2026. Their D2 framework generates smooth drag-and-drop interactions from declared app states, making custom drag-and-drop interfaces much easier to build. Why it matters: Interface builders, and the coding agents that write...

Interface builders, and coding agents that write UI code, could get a simpler way to create direct-manipulation interactions such as drag and drop. The post presents this as the main benefit for those builders. Watch for the full paper to see how D2 works in practice and how widely it is used.

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