Slicing spreadsheets: An integrated methodology for spreadsheet testing and debugging

Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Domain-Specific Languages, DSL 1999

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 25-38

  Reichwein, James ^a   Rothermel, Gregg ^a   Burnett, Margaret ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINES; PROBLEM ORIENTED LANGUAGES; VISUAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL LANGUAGES;

DOMAIN SPECIFIC; FLEXIBLE TOOL; FORMAL TESTING; INCREMENTAL DEVELOPMENT; INTEGRATED METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH SYSTEM; TESTING AND DEBUGGING; VISUAL FEEDBACK;

SPREADSHEETS;

EID: 84968716559     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/331960.331968     Document Type: Conference Paper

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