PPOPP
2012
ACM
12 years 7 months ago
2012
ACM
Graphics processing units (GPUs) are powerful devices capable of rapid parallel computation. GPU programming, however, can be quite difficult, limiting its use to experienced prog...
AADEBUG
1995
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
1995
Springer
Novice programmers often find programming to be a difficult and frustrating task. Because of their lack of experience in programming novices have different needs to experts when i...
CHI
2010
ACM
14 years 6 months ago
2010
ACM
Interpreting compiler errors and exception messages is challenging for novice programmers. Presenting examples of how other programmers have corrected similar errors may help novi...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
15 years 4 days ago
2009
ACM
Like a screenplay, a program is both a static artifact and instructions for a dynamic performance. This duality can keep laypeople from appreciating the complexity of software sys...