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QuoteRef: joneSP8_2003
Topic:
handling complexity
Topic:
hierarchical structures
Topic:
spreadsheet
Topic:
user-defined languages
Topic:
commitment
Topic:
incremental development
Topic:
reusable programming
Topic:
object-oriented prototypes
Topic:
function call
Reference
Jones, S.P., Blackwell, A., Burnett, M., "A user-centered approach to functions in Excel", ICFP'03, Proceedings of the Eighth ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Functional Programming, Uppsala, Sweden, August 2003, ACM SIGPLAN, pp. 165-176. Google
165 ;;Quote: users build elaborate models with spreadsheets; no structure, just a collection of equations
165 ;;Quote: user-defined functions for Excel using vectors and matrices as first-class values; parameters as a subset of cells
169 ;;Quote: premature commitment -- avoid making a decision before there is information to do so
169+;;Quote: reuse existing spreadsheet code by creating a user-defined function; low-cost and low-risk
170 ;;Quote: user-defined functions in Excel avoid the definition/invocation distinction; live data at each invocation site
Topic: handling complexity (60 items)
Topic: hierarchical structures (46 items)
Topic: spreadsheet (28 items)
Topic: user-defined languages (42 items)
Topic: commitment (31 items)
Topic: incremental development (74 items)
Topic: reusable programming (77 items)
Topic: object-oriented prototypes (39 items)
Topic: function call (28 items)