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DBPL
2009
Springer
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General Database Statistics Using Entropy Maximization
Abstract. We propose a framework in which query sizes can be estimated from arbitrary statistical assertions on the data. In its most general form, a statistical assertion states t...
Raghav Kaushik, Christopher Ré, Dan Suciu
DBPL
2009
Springer
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An Automata-Theoretic Approach to Regular XPath
Diego Calvanese, Giuseppe De Giacomo, Maurizio Len...
ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Roles and norms for programming agent organizations
We present a programming language for implementing multiagent systems consisting of a set of individual agents that interact with a computational organization specified in terms ...
Nick A. M. Tinnemeier, Mehdi Dastani, John-Jules C...
VL
2009
IEEE
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Language-based support for computational thinking
This paper explores the potential for simplified programming languages to support the development of computational thinking skills in non-programmers. We suggest that novice progr...
Katherine Howland, Judith Good, Keiron Nicholson
TOOLS
2009
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Reusing and Composing Tests with Traits
Single inheritance often forces developers to duplicate code and logic. This widely recognized situation affects both business code and tests. In a large and complex application w...
Stéphane Ducasse, Damien Pollet, Alexandre ...
TOOLS
2009
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Flow-Centric, Back-in-Time Debugging
Adrian Lienhard, Julien Fierz, Oscar Nierstrasz
TOOLS
2009
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Early Crosscutting Metrics as Predictors of Software Instability
Many researchers claim that crosscutting concerns, which emerge in early software development stages, are harmful to software stability. On the other hand, there is a lack of effec...
José María Conejero, Eduardo Figueir...
TOOLS
2009
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Fast Simulation Techniques for Design Space Exploration
— In this paper, we present our current work on a UML based environment providing efficient means for system
Daniel Knorreck, Ludovic Apvrille, Renaud Pacalet