A visualisation tool for the programming process

  • Authors:
  • Charles R. Boisvert

  • Affiliations:
  • Norwich City College, UK, Norwich, United Kingdom

  • Venue:
  • ITiCSE '09 Proceedings of the 14th annual ACM SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

eL-CID (e-Learning to Communicate Iterative Development) demonstrates computer programs' iterative design using computer animation. It translates descriptions of iterative editing into a dynamic visualisation of the changes, as if code was being edited in front of the user. A range of animations has been developed and the system evaluated through action research. The evaluation shows that it is particulary useful as a reflective tool, revealing the problem solving inherent to development.