@inproceedings{98e6f0ef8d794b2baca433ef0c32ef59,
title = "XLBlocks: a Block-based Formula Editor for Spreadsheet Formulas",
abstract = "Spreadsheets are frequently used in industry to support critical business decisions. Unfortunately, they also suffer from error-proneness, which sometimes results in costly consequences. Experiments in the field of program education have shown that programmers tend to make fewer errors and can better focus on the logic of a program if they use a block-based language instead of a textual one. We hypothesize that a block-based formula editor could support spreadsheet users in a similar way. Therefore, we develop XLBlocks and conduct a think-aloud study with 13 experienced spreadsheet users from industry. Participants are asked to create and edit several formulas, using our block-based language. We then ask them to evaluate this editor using the Cognitive Dimensions of Notations framework. We found that for all dimensions the block-based formula editor received a better evaluation than the default text-based formula editor.",
author = "Bas Jansen and F{\'e}lienne Hermans",
note = "Accepted author manuscript; 2019 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC) ; Conference date: 14-10-2019 Through 18-10-2019",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1109/VLHCC.2019.8818748",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-7281-0811-7",
series = "Proceedings of IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, VL/HCC",
publisher = "IEEE",
pages = "55--63",
editor = "Justin Smith and Bogart, {Christopher A.} and Judith Good and Fleming, {Scott D.}",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2019 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, VL/HCC 2019",
address = "United States",
}