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07081 Abstracts Collection --- End-User Software Engineering

Authors: Margaret M. Burnett, Gregor Engels, Brad A. Myers, and Gregg Rothermel

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

Abstract

From 18.01.07 to 23.02.07, the Dagstuhl Seminar 07081 ``End-User Software Engineering'' was held in the International Conference and Research Center (IBFI), Schloss Dagstuhl. During the seminar, several participants presented their current research, and ongoing work and open problems were discussed. Abstracts of the presentations given during the seminar as well as abstracts of seminar results and ideas are put together in this paper. The first section describes the seminar topics and goals in general. Links to extended abstracts or full papers are provided, if available.

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Margaret M. Burnett, Gregor Engels, Brad A. Myers, and Gregg Rothermel. 07081 Abstracts Collection --- End-User Software Engineering. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, pp. 1-12, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{burnett_et_al:DagSemProc.07081.1,
  author =	{Burnett, Margaret M. and Engels, Gregor and Myers, Brad A. and Rothermel, Gregg},
  title =	{{07081 Abstracts Collection --- End-User Software Engineering}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--12},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.1},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-11000},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.1},
  annote =	{Keywords: End user software engineering, end-user programming, human-computer interaction, programming language design}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.2

07081 Executive Summary – End-User Software Engineering

Authors: Margaret M. Burnett, Gregor Engels, Brad A. Myers, and Gregg Rothermel

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

Abstract

From 18.01.07 to 23.02.07, the Dagstuhl Seminar 07081, "End-User Software Engineering'', was held in the International Conference and Research Center (IBFI), Schloss Dagstuhl. During the seminar, several participants presented their current research, and ongoing work and open problems were discussed. This document summarizes the event.

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Margaret M. Burnett, Gregor Engels, Brad A. Myers, and Gregg Rothermel. 07081 Executive Summary – End-User Software Engineering. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, pp. 1-2, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{burnett_et_al:DagSemProc.07081.2,
  author =	{Burnett, Margaret M. and Engels, Gregor and Myers, Brad A. and Rothermel, Gregg},
  title =	{{07081 Executive Summary – End-User Software Engineering}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--2},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.2},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10983},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.2},
  annote =	{Keywords: End user software engineering, end-user programming, human-computer interaction, programming language design}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.3

A Methodology to Improve Dependability in Spreadsheets

Authors: Margaret M. Burnett, Marc Fisher II, and Gregg Rothermel

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

Abstract

Spreadsheets are one of the most commonly used end user programming environments. As such, there has been significant effort on the part of researchers and practitioners to develop methodologies and tools to improve the dependability of spreadsheets. Our work has focused on the development of the "What You See Is What You Test" (WYSIWYT) family of techniques. WYSIWYT is designed to be seamlessly integrated into a spreadsheet environment and the user’s development processes. It uses visual devices that are integrated into the user’s spreadsheet to guide the process of finding and fixing problems with the spreadsheet.

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Margaret M. Burnett, Marc Fisher II, and Gregg Rothermel. A Methodology to Improve Dependability in Spreadsheets. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, pp. 1-2, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{burnett_et_al:DagSemProc.07081.3,
  author =	{Burnett, Margaret M. and Fisher II, Marc and Rothermel, Gregg},
  title =	{{A Methodology to Improve Dependability in Spreadsheets}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--2},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.3},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10881},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.3},
  annote =	{Keywords: Spreadsheets, Dependability, Testing}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.4

Barriers to Successful End-User Programming

Authors: Andrew J. Ko

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

Abstract

In my research and my personal life, I have come to know numerous people that our research community might call end-user programmers. Some of them are scientists, some are artists, others are educators and other types of professionals. One thing that all of these people have in common is that their goals are entirely unrelated to producing code. In some cases, programming may be a necessary part of accomplishing their goals, such as a physicist writing a simulation in C or an interaction designer creating an interactive prototype. In other cases, programming may simply be the more efficient alternative to manually solving a problem: one might find duplicate entries in an address book by visual search or by writing a short Perl script.

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Andrew J. Ko. Barriers to Successful End-User Programming. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, p. 1, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{ko:DagSemProc.07081.4,
  author =	{Ko, Andrew J.},
  title =	{{Barriers to Successful End-User Programming}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--1},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.4},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10913},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.4},
  annote =	{Keywords: End-user programming, learning, empirical studies}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.5

Dependability in Web Software

Authors: Sebastian Elbaum, Marc Fisher II, and Gregg Rothermel

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

Abstract

The web is an increasingly important platform used for a wide variety of tasks on a regular basis. And as the web becomes more important, the ways in which it is used grows increasingly sophisticated. End users build web pages and applications, use web applications in new and unexpected ways and use web macro tools to automate web-based tasks. All of these tasks are error-prone. In addition, they often depend on external components outside of the control of the developer or end user. Therefore we have been developing tools and methodologies to assist users with these

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Sebastian Elbaum, Marc Fisher II, and Gregg Rothermel. Dependability in Web Software. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, pp. 1-2, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{elbaum_et_al:DagSemProc.07081.5,
  author =	{Elbaum, Sebastian and Fisher II, Marc and Rothermel, Gregg},
  title =	{{Dependability in Web Software}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--2},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.5},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10899},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.5},
  annote =	{Keywords: Web Applications, Dependability}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.6

Designers Need End-User Software Engineering

Authors: Mark D. Gross

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

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This position paper for the End-User Software Engineering workshop outlines three systems that employ end user programming for designers: a constraint-based design environment; a sketch recognition interface for knowledge based systems, and a physical programming environment for building modular robots.

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Mark D. Gross. Designers Need End-User Software Engineering. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, pp. 1-3, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{gross:DagSemProc.07081.6,
  author =	{Gross, Mark D.},
  title =	{{Designers Need End-User Software Engineering}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--3},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.6},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10902},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.6},
  annote =	{Keywords: Design, end-user, programming, physical, graphics, constraints}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.9

End Users Creating More Effective Software

Authors: Brad A. Myers

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

Abstract

Slides for my talk on various ways to create end user software.

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Brad A. Myers. End Users Creating More Effective Software. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, p. 1, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{myers:DagSemProc.07081.9,
  author =	{Myers, Brad A.},
  title =	{{End Users Creating More Effective Software}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--1},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.9},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10934},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.9},
  annote =	{Keywords: Programming, End-User Software Engineering, Visual Programming, Programming by Example, Spreadsheets}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.11

End-User Design

Authors: Alexander Repenning

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

Abstract

Are UML diagrams a good tool to teach middle school students how to make video games? Probably not, but what kinds end-user design aids such as mental models, scaffolding structures, examples or other kinds of objects to think we can we give to end-users in order to gradually introduce them to good programming practice?

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Alexander Repenning. End-User Design. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, p. 1, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{repenning:DagSemProc.07081.11,
  author =	{Repenning, Alexander},
  title =	{{End-User Design}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--1},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.11},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10993},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.11},
  annote =	{Keywords: End-user programming, end-user development, computers in education, programming environment for kids}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.12

End-User Development Techniques for Enterprise Resource Planning Software Systems

Authors: Michael Spahn, Stefan Scheidl, and Todor Stoitsev

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

Abstract

The intent of this position paper is to present the focus of interest of our end-user development (EUD) related research at SAP Research CEC Darmstadt. As we are in an early phase of research, research topics will be presented rather than detailed results. We focus on investigating and applying EUD techniques suitable for enterprise resource planning (ERP) software systems, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Our current research addresses the sub-domains of workflow management and business intelligence.

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Michael Spahn, Stefan Scheidl, and Todor Stoitsev. End-User Development Techniques for Enterprise Resource Planning Software Systems. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, pp. 1-2, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{spahn_et_al:DagSemProc.07081.12,
  author =	{Spahn, Michael and Scheidl, Stefan and Stoitsev, Todor},
  title =	{{End-User Development Techniques for Enterprise Resource Planning Software Systems}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--2},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.12},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10979},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.12},
  annote =	{Keywords: End-User Development (EUD), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Workflow Management, Business Intelligence (BI)}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.14

End-User Software Engineering and Professional End-User Developers

Authors: Judith Segal

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

Abstract

There is a great variety of end user developers and a great variety of contexts within which they develop. End user developers may have little or no experience of using computers – or may be adept coders in general purpose programming languages. They may develop their software on their own over a few minutes – or in groups over years. The software produced may be for their own use only – or for a large community of users. It may be inconsequential – or the consequences of its failure may be great. In this paper, we identify and discuss the problems of one particular group of end user developers – professional end user developers – who have no fear of coding and who develop software which plays a vital part in furthering their professional goals.

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Judith Segal. End-User Software Engineering and Professional End-User Developers. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, pp. 1-2, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{segal:DagSemProc.07081.14,
  author =	{Segal, Judith},
  title =	{{End-User Software Engineering and Professional End-User Developers}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--2},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.14},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10957},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.14},
  annote =	{Keywords: Professional end user developers, scientific computing}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.15

End-User Software Engineering Position Paper

Authors: Henry Lieberman

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

Abstract

End-user software engineering position paper.

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Henry Lieberman. End-User Software Engineering Position Paper. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, p. 1, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{lieberman:DagSemProc.07081.15,
  author =	{Lieberman, Henry},
  title =	{{End-User Software Engineering Position Paper}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--1},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.15},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10920},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.15},
  annote =	{Keywords: End-user programming}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.16

Exploiting Domain-Specific Structures For End-User Programming Support Tools

Authors: Robin Abraham and Martin Erwig

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

Abstract

In previous work we have tried to transfer ideas that have been successful in general-purpose programming languages and mainstream software engineering into the realm of spreadsheets, which is one important example of an end-user programming environment. More specifically, we have addressed the questions of how to employ the concepts of type checking, program generation and maintenance, and testing in spreadsheets. While the primary objective of our work has been to offer improvements for end-user productivity, we have tried to follow two particular principles to guide our research. (1) Keep the number of new concepts to be learned by end users at a minimum. (2) Exploit as much as possible information offered by the internal structure of spreadsheets. In this short paper we will illustrate our research approach with several examples.

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Robin Abraham and Martin Erwig. Exploiting Domain-Specific Structures For End-User Programming Support Tools. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, pp. 1-2, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{abraham_et_al:DagSemProc.07081.16,
  author =	{Abraham, Robin and Erwig, Martin},
  title =	{{Exploiting Domain-Specific Structures For End-User Programming Support Tools}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--2},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.16},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10862},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.16},
  annote =	{Keywords: Spreadsheet, program analysis}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.18

Helping Everday Users Establish Confidence for Everyday Applications

Authors: Mary Shaw

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

Abstract

End users obtain their desired results by combining elements of information and computation from different applications. Software engineering provides little support for identifying, selecting, or combining these elements – that is, for helping end users to design computational support for their own tasks. Software engineering provides even less support to help end users to decide whether the resulting system is sufficiently dependable – whether it will meet their expectations. Many users, especially end users, base judgments about software on informal and undependable information, and they draw conclusions with informal rather than rational decision methods. We have been developing support for everyday dependability, with an emphasis on expressing expectations in abstractions familiar to the user and on obtaining software behavior that reasonably satisfies those expectations. In this Dagstuhl I would like to explore the differences between everyday informal reasoning and the rational processes of computer science in order to develop means for establishing credible indications of confidence for end users.

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Mary Shaw. Helping Everday Users Establish Confidence for Everyday Applications. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, pp. 1-3, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{shaw:DagSemProc.07081.18,
  author =	{Shaw, Mary},
  title =	{{Helping Everday Users Establish Confidence for Everyday Applications}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--3},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.18},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10968},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.18},
  annote =	{Keywords: Everyday users, everyday dependability, data feeds, task level of abstraction, topes}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.20

Meta-Design: A Conceptual Framework for End-User Software Engineering

Authors: Gerhard Fischer

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

Abstract

In a world that is not predictable, improvisation, evolution, and innovation are more than a luxury: they are a necessity. The challenge of design is not a matter of getting rid of the emergent, but rather of including it and making it an opportunity for more creative and more adequate solutions to problems. Meta-design is an emerging conceptual framework aimed at defining and creating social and technical infrastructures in which new forms of collaborative design can take place. It extends the traditional notion of system design beyond the original development of a system. It is grounded in the basic assumption that future uses and problems cannot be completely anticipated at design time, when a system is developed. Users, at use time, will discover mismatches between their needs and the support that an existing system can provide for them. These mismatches will lead to breakdowns that serve as potential sources of new insights, new knowledge, and new understanding.

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Gerhard Fischer. Meta-Design: A Conceptual Framework for End-User Software Engineering. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, pp. 1-3, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{fischer:DagSemProc.07081.20,
  author =	{Fischer, Gerhard},
  title =	{{Meta-Design: A Conceptual Framework for End-User Software Engineering}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--3},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.20},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10870},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.20},
  annote =	{Keywords: Meta-design, consumers and designers, unself-conscious cultures of design}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.22

Model-Driven Development for End-Users, too!?

Authors: Gregor Engels

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, End-User Software Engineering (2007)

Abstract

Elicitating the requirements and creating a model of a software system are standard activities in the development process of professional software development. The talk discusses whether these two development phases are also present in end-user software development and how they could look like. It is argued that one has to distinguish between at least two types of end-user software developers. Those, who are not professional software developers, but work in an engineering domain and follow stepwise development processes. They are used to have requirements specifications as well as models, too. But, non-professional, non-engineering end-users, e.g. spreadsheet developers, don't and would not like to distinguish between different steps in the development process. Therefore, we propose to hide the distinction between these different steps by closely interconnecting requirements specification, models and code, and by putting them into one development box. By offering appropriate interface functions like create, adapt, refine, etc. to the box, the end-user is supported in developing software without being aware that he is undergoing a stepwise refinement process from requirements specifications towards concrete code.

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Gregor Engels. Model-Driven Development for End-Users, too!?. In End-User Software Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 7081, pp. 1-2, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{engels:DagSemProc.07081.22,
  author =	{Engels, Gregor},
  title =	{{Model-Driven Development for End-Users, too!?}},
  booktitle =	{End-User Software Engineering},
  pages =	{1--2},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7081},
  editor =	{Margaret H. Burnett and Gregor Engels and Brad A. Myers and Gregg Rothermel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.22},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10855},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.07081.22},
  annote =	{Keywords: End-User Modeling}
}

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