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SIGPLAN
2008
13 years 7 months ago
Programming languages: fundamental concepts for expanding and disciplining the mind
In this white paper, we propose a list of essential concepts of programming languages, and discuss the techniques we have used to teach these concepts. Categories and Subject Desc...
Mitchell Wand, Daniel P. Friedman
JOT
2007
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13 years 7 months ago
Introductory Game Programming Instruction with OOP - What is required, How is it addressed, and Which language wins?
: This paper analyzes three popular programming languages (Adobe/Macromedia Flash, Java and Visual Basic.net), used to teach introductory 2D game programming courses. Presented in ...
Lakshmi Prayaga
CSSE
2008
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
JThreadSpy: A Tool for Improving the Effectiveness of Concurrent System Teaching and Learning
Both teaching and learning multithreaded ing are complex tasks, due to the abstraction of the concepts, the non-determinism of the scheduler, the impossibility of using classical s...
Giovanni Malnati, Caterina Maria Cuva, Claudia Bar...
SIGADA
2001
Springer
14 years 1 days ago
Teaching computer science with robotics using Ada/Mindstorms 2.0
We present one approach to teaching basic computer science concepts with robotics, using an Ada interface to Lego Mindstorms™ 1 . We show simple problems put to students with no...
Barry S. Fagin, Laurence D. Merkle, Thomas W. Egge...
VMCAI
2012
Springer
12 years 3 months ago
Teaching Semantics with a Proof Assistant: No More LSD Trip Proofs
We describe a course on the semantics of a simple imperative programming language and on applications to compilers, type systems, static analyses and Hoare logic. The course is ent...
Tobias Nipkow