Google Inc.

David Lick

Simon Tong

Rishabh Singh

Vishnu Sivaji

Aaron Saul Zemach

Max Lin

Neha Bhargava

Peilun Zhang

Chiraag Galaiya

Rahul Srinivasan

Victoria Taylor

Dima Brezhnev

Zifan Xiao

Francisco Velasquez

Techniques are described herein for automatically synthesizing programs that include one or more functions in a spreadsheet programming language. A method includes: receiving a first example including input provided in a first cell in a spreadsheet; automatically synthesizing a plurality of candidate programs including a first set of candidate programs consistent with the first example, wherein each candidate program in the first set of candidate programs comprises at least one function in a spreadsheet programming language and, when the candidate program is executed, the candidate program generates output that matches the first example; ranking the plurality of candidate programs; and storing a highest-ranked program of the plurality of candidate programs in association with the first cell in the spreadsheet.

Synthesizing programs in a spreadsheet programming language

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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

David Lick