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Mutant census : an empirical examination of the competent programmer hypothesis

Creator:: Gopinath, Rahul, Jensen, Carlos (Computer scientist), Groce, Alex, and Oregon State University. School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract:: Mutation analysis is often used to compare the effectiveness of different test suites or testing techniques. One of the main assumptions underlying this technique is the Competent Programmer Hypothesis, which proposes that programs are very close to a correct version, or that the difference between current and correct code for...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: . Technical Report SERC-TR41-P, Software Engineering Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

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:: ques- tions with a qualitative empirical study. This tech report is an extended version of

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:: Author Guidelines for 8 Technical Report# CS07-60-03

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

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...
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Full Text:: Science, Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon 97331-3202 USA Phone: +1-503-737-3273 E-mail

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:: Report CS06-60-01 planations, refining them on the basis of both theory (the model of Attention

Interactive fault localization techniques to empower the debugging efforts of end-user programmers

Creator:: Oregon State University. Department of Computer Science, Ruthruff, Joseph R., and Burnett, Margaret, 1949-
Abstract:: End users develop more software than any other group of programmers, using software authoring devices such as e-mail 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

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:: paper.dvi Technical Report 04-60-08 | School of Electrical Engineering and

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:: jvlc04.dvi Technical Report 04-60-05 — School of Electrical Engineering and

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Mutant census : an empirical examination of the competent programmer hypothesis

The whats and hows of programmers' foraging diets

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

Steering programs via time travel

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

Interactive fault localization techniques to empower the debugging efforts of end-user programmers

The impact of two orthogonal factors in interactive fault localization

Interactive, visual fault localization support for end-user programmers

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