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Creator:: Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science, Abraham, Robin, Erwig, Martin, Kollmansberger, Steven, and Seifert, Ethan
Abstract:: We introduce a visual specification language for spreadsheets that allows the definition of spreadsheet templates. These templates are used by a spreadsheet generator to create Excel spreadsheets that are probably free from a large class of errors, such as reference, omission, and type errors. We demonstrate how spreadsheets can be...
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Full Text:: National Science Foundation under the grant ITR-0325273 and by the EUSES Consortium (http

Creator:: Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science, Creelan, Tyler, and Fisher, Marc Randall
Abstract:: The WYSIWYT (What You See is What You Test) methodology applies formal analysis and testing techniques to the spreadsheet paradigm. So far the methodology has been applied to a research spreadsheet prototype, Forms/3. However, this prototype lacks the mathematical libraries, referential functions, ranges, and macros of commercial spreadsheets like Excel...
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Full Text:: of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Oregon State University Technical Report# 04-60-09

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

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

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

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

Creator:: Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science, Brown, Darren, Burnett, Margaret, 1949-, and Rothermel, Gregg
Abstract:: How can rigorous forms of testing be supported in a way that is both compatible with the visual aspect of visual programming languages, and usable by the audiences using those languages -- even when the audience has no background in software engineering? Visual programs are likely to contain at least...
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Full Text:: (and report contents and database contents), and transitions among these output states specify the

Creator:: Brown, Darren, Burnett, Margaret, 1949-, and Rothermel, Gregg
Abstract:: End-user specification of Lyee programs is one goal envisioned by the Lyee methodology. But with any software development effort comes the possibility of faults. Thus, providing end users a means to enter their own specifications is not enough; they must also be provided with the means to find faults in...
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Full Text:: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 20 March 2003

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