SPLASH 2020
Sun 15 - Sat 21 November 2020 Online Conference
Tue 17 Nov 2020 09:20 - 09:40 at SPLASH-III - T-2-Onward Chair(s): Avraham Shinnar
Tue 17 Nov 2020 21:20 - 21:40 at SPLASH-III - T-2-Onward Chair(s): Jonathan Edwards

Customizing software should be as easy as using it. But most customization methods require a dramatic shift from using a GUI to writing customization scripts in a programming language.

We introduce data-driven customization, a new way for end users to extend software by direct manipulation without doing traditional programming. We augment existing user interfaces with a table view showing the structured data inside the application. When users edit the table, their changes are reflected in the original UI. This simple model accommodates a spreadsheet formula language and custom data editing widgets, providing enough power to implement a variety of useful extensions.

We illustrate the approach with Wildcard, a browser extension that implements data-driven customization on the web using web scraping. Through concrete examples, we show that this paradigm can support useful extensions to many real websites, and we share reflections from our experiences using the tool.

Finally, we share our broader vision for data-driven customization: a future where end users have greater access to the data inside their applications, and better tools for flexibly making use of that data in the context of everyday software usage.

Tue 17 Nov

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09:00 - 10:20
T-2-OnwardOnward! Papers / Onward! Essays at SPLASH-III +12h
Chair(s): Avraham Shinnar IBM Research
09:00
20m
Talk
Example-Based Live Programming for Everyone: Building Language-agnostic Tools for Live Programming with LSP and GraalVM
Onward! Papers
Fabio Niephaus Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Patrick Rein Hasso Plattner Institute, Jakob Edding Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Jonas Hering Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Bastian König Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Kolya Opahle Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Nico Scordialo Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Robert Hirschfeld Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI), University of Potsdam, Germany
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09:20
20m
Talk
End-User Software Customization by Direct Manipulation of Tabular Data
Onward! Papers
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09:40
20m
Talk
Discussion of Aviation Software Oversight Improvement
Onward! Essays
Marc Ronell U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
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10:00
20m
Talk
A Case Study in Language-Based Security: Building an I/O Library for Wyvern
Onward! Papers
Jennifer Fish Carnegie Mellon University, Darya Melicher Google, Jonathan Aldrich Carnegie Mellon University
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21:00 - 22:20
21:00
20m
Talk
Example-Based Live Programming for Everyone: Building Language-agnostic Tools for Live Programming with LSP and GraalVM
Onward! Papers
Fabio Niephaus Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Patrick Rein Hasso Plattner Institute, Jakob Edding Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Jonas Hering Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Bastian König Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Kolya Opahle Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Nico Scordialo Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Robert Hirschfeld Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI), University of Potsdam, Germany
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21:20
20m
Talk
End-User Software Customization by Direct Manipulation of Tabular Data
Onward! Papers
Link to publication Pre-print
21:40
20m
Talk
Discussion of Aviation Software Oversight Improvement
Onward! Essays
Marc Ronell U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
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22:00
20m
Talk
A Case Study in Language-Based Security: Building an I/O Library for Wyvern
Onward! Papers
Jennifer Fish Carnegie Mellon University, Darya Melicher Google, Jonathan Aldrich Carnegie Mellon University
Link to publication