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Explaining debugging strategies to end-user programmers

Creator:: Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science, Subrahmaniyan, Neeraja, Kissinger, Cory, Rector, Kyle, Inman, Derek, Kaplan, Jared, Beckwith, Laura A., and Burnett, Margaret, 1949-
Abstract:: There has been little research into how end-user programming environments can provide explanations that could fill a critical information gap for end-user debuggers - help with debugging strategy. To address this need, we designed and prototyped a video-based approach for explaining debugging strategy, and accompanied it with a text-only approach....
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: complexity in debug- ging becomes even more challenging when the pro- grammers doing the debugging have

An integrated testing and fault localization methodology for spreadsheet languages

Creator:: Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science, Reichwein, James, and Burnett, Margaret, 1949-
Abstract:: Spreadsheet languages, which include commercial spreadsheets and various research systems, have proven to be flexible tools in many settings. Research shows, however, that spreadsheets often contain faults. This thesis presents an integrated testing and fault localization methodology for spreadsheets. This methodology allows spreadsheet developers to engage in modeless development, testing...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: Engineering and Computer Science Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, USA Spreadsheet languages

Interactive fault localization for end-user programmers : a think aloud study

Creator:: Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science, Prabhakararao, Shreenivasarao, and Cook, Curtis R.
Abstract:: End-user programmers are writing an unprecedented number of programs, due in large part to the significant effort put forth to bring programming power to end users. Unfortunately, this effort has not been supplemented by a comparable effort to increase the correctness of these often faulty programs. To address this need,...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: techniques in an effort to explicitly support debugging by end users. As a part of this work we have

Supporting end-user debugging : what do users want to know?

Creator:: Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science, Kissinger, Cory, Burnett, Margaret, 1949-, Stumpf, Simone, Subrahmaniyan, Neeraja, Beckwith, Laura A., Yang, Sherry, and Rosson, Mary Beth
Abstract:: Although researchers have begun to explicitly support end-user programmers' debugging by providing information to help them find bugs, there is little research addressing the right content to communicate to these users. The specific semantic content of these debugging communications matters because, if the users are not actually seeking the information...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: on what end users actually want to know in the course of debugging a spreadsheet, given the avail

The impact of two orthogonal factors in interactive fault localization

Creator:: Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science, Ruthruff, Joseph Ronald, Burnett, Margaret, 1949-, and Rothermel, Gregg
Abstract:: End users develop more software than any other group of programmers, using software authoring devices such as email filtering editors, by-demonstration macro builders, and spreadsheet environments. Despite this, there has been only a little research on finding ways to help these programmers with the dependability of the software they create....
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: Computer Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA, 21 June 2004 The Impact of Two Orthogonal

Steering programs via time travel

Creator:: Atwood, John Wesley, Jr., Burnett, Margaret, 1949-, Walpole, Rebecca A., Wilcox, E. M., Yang, Sherry, and Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science
Abstract:: Despite years of research into human computer interaction (HCI), the environments programmers must use for problem-solving today—with separate modes and tools for writing, compiling, testing, visualizing, and debugging— derive their basic structure from historical accident, and take little advantage of HCI research into the cognitive issues of programming. Neglecting these...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: a study comparing the comprehension differences in debugging between novice and expert programmers

Interactive, visual fault localization support for end-user programmers

Creator:: Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science, Ruthruff, Joseph Ronald, Prabhakararao, Shrinu, Reichwein, James, Cook, Curtis R., Creswick, Eugene Rogan, and Burnett, Margaret, 1949-
Abstract:: End-user programmers are writing an unprecedented number of programs, primarily using languages and environments that incorporate a number of interactive and visual programming techniques. To help these users debug these programs, we have developed an entirely visual, interactive approach to fault localization. This paper presents the approach. We also present...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: Computer Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA, 29 March 2004 Interactive, Visual Fault

The whats and hows of programmers' foraging diets

Creator:: Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science, Piorkowski, David, Fleming, Scott D., Kwan, Irwin, Burnett, Margaret, 1949-, Scaffidi, Chris, Bellamy, Rachel, and Jordhal, Joshua
Abstract:: One of the least studied areas of Information Foraging Theory is diet: the information foragers choose to seek. For example, do foragers choose solely based on cost, or do they stubbornly pursue certain diets regardless of cost? Do their debugging strategies vary with their diets? To investigate "what" and "how"...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: ]. Information Foraging for Debugging Software In the domain of software development (and especially de

Effectiveness of end-user debugging software features : are there gender issues?

Creator:: Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science, Beckwith, Laura A., Burnett, Margaret, 1949-, Wiedenbeck, Susan, Cook, Curtis R., Sorte, Shraddha, and Hastings, Michelle
Abstract:: Although gender differences in a technological world are receiving significant research attention, much of the research and practice has aimed at how society and education can impact the successes and retention of female computer science professionals—but the possibility of gender issues within software has received almost no attention. If gender...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: females (both computer science majors and end users) have lower self-confidence than males in their

Gender differences in end-user debugging strategies

Creator:: Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science, Beckwith, Laura A., Grigoreanu, Valentina I., Subrahmaniyan, Neeraja, Wiedenbeck, Susan, Burnett, Margaret, 1947-, Cook, Curtis R., Bucht, Karin, and Drummond, Russell
Abstract:: Little is known about the strategies end-user programmers use in debugging their programs, and even less is known about gender differences that may exist in these strategies. Without this type of information, end-user programming systems cannot know the "target" at which to aim, if they are to support male and...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: -01 Oregon State University February 26, 2007 Gender Differences in End-User Debugging Strategies

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Explaining debugging strategies to end-user programmers

An integrated testing and fault localization methodology for spreadsheet languages

Interactive fault localization for end-user programmers : a think aloud study

Supporting end-user debugging : what do users want to know?

The impact of two orthogonal factors in interactive fault localization

Steering programs via time travel

Interactive, visual fault localization support for end-user programmers

The whats and hows of programmers' foraging diets

Effectiveness of end-user debugging software features : are there gender issues?

Gender differences in end-user debugging strategies

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