A Lightweight Model for End Users' Domain-Specific Data

Many end user programming tools lack adequate support for domain-specific data. We will design a lightweight representation for categories of data, called “topes,” and develop simple methods that end users and system administrators can use to define new topes. To evaluate this approach, we will improve programming tools so end users can write programs that recognize data as instances of topes and manipulate them accordingly. We expect that these enhancements will help end users produce higher quality software.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: VL
• Authors: Christopher Scaffidi
• Keywords: End User Programming, End Users, Languages, Programming Tools, VL 2006