Novice Programming Comes of Age

Novice Programming Comes of Age

Early evidence suggests the approach to programming being pioneered by Creator is more acceptable to novice programmers than traditional approaches. Creator uses programming by demonstration, which is inherently enactive and iconic, for program construction. It also uses an analogical representation...

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Veröffentlicht in:Communications of the ACM 2000-03, Vol.43 (3), p.75
Hauptverfasser: Smith, David Canfield, Cypher, Allen, Tesler, Larry
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Algorithms
Applications
Artificial intelligence
Authoring languages
Computer programming
Computer software industry
Computers
Design
End users
Interactive computer systems
Language
Multimedia software
Product information
Programming languages
Simulation
Software
Systems design
Writers
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Zusammenfassung:Early evidence suggests the approach to programming being pioneered by Creator is more acceptable to novice programmers than traditional approaches. Creator uses programming by demonstration, which is inherently enactive and iconic, for program construction. It also uses an analogical representation - visual before-after rules - for programs. The programming domain is limited to visual simulations, helping Creator bring the system closer to the user. Moreover, Creator shifts the language design emphasis from computer science to human factors.
ISSN:0001-0782
1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/330534.330544