A Tool for Automatic Code Generation from Schemas

Authors:
Antonio Gavilanes;Pedro J. Martín;Roberto Torres
Affiliations:
Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Computación, Facultad de Informática, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain 28040;Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Computación, Facultad de Informática, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain 28040;Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Computación, Facultad de Informática, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain 28040
Venue:
ICCS 2009 Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computational Science
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Algorithm design is one of the more neglected aspects in programming introduction courses. On the contrary, schemas focus on solution construction, since they gather common characteristics of algorithms, so they can be considered as algorithm cognitive units. In this paper, we go beyond the benefits of teaching schemas and we present a tool that incorporates their use. It automatically generates code from the application of schemas, allowing its integration into the class as a useful educational tool.