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SIGCSE
2008
ACM
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13 years 6 months ago
Test-driven learning in early programming courses
Coercing new programmers to adopt disciplined development practices such as thorough unit testing is a challenging endeavor. Test-driven development (TDD) has been proposed as a s...
David Janzen, Hossein Saiedian
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
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14 years 8 days ago
Closed laboratories with embedded instructional research design for CS1
Closed laboratories are becoming an increasingly popular approach to teaching introductory computer science courses. However, as observed in [1], “Considering the prevalence of ...
Leen-Kiat Soh, Ashok Samal, Suzette Person, Gwen N...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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14 years 7 months ago
QuickDraw: bringing graphics into first year
This paper describes a new tool for introducing computer graphics and multimedia applications into first year, called QuickDraw, and our experience using it. QuickDraw provides an...
Ben Stephenson, Craig Taube-Schock
SIGITE
2005
ACM
14 years 8 days ago
Teaching 2D arrays using real-time video filters
Educators have long been trying to spice things up in their introductory programming courses. Traditionally, twodimensional arrays have been taught non-graphically using contrived...
Jeffrey W. Chastine, Jon A. Preston
CGI
2001
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
Javra: A Simple, Extensible Java Package for VRML
Javra is a Java package for handling VRML scene graphs; it operates either stand-alone or in combination with a VRML browser. The combination of Javra and a VRML browser forms an ...
Huub van de Wetering