@inproceedings{765f5d9ef48b4c3a882a9dd07665b6b8,
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 Felienne Hermans",
year = "2019",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1109/VLHCC.2019.8818748",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, VL/HCC",
publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
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",
note = "2019 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, VL/HCC 2019 ; Conference date: 14-10-2019 Through 18-10-2019",
}