Guiding students through programming puzzles: value and examples of Java game assignments

Authors:
John Minor Ross
Affiliations:
Indiana University Kokomo, Kokomo, Indiana
Venue:
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
Year:
2002

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Abstract

Solving puzzles can be a challenging, yet rewarding, experience for novice programmers and experts alike. Furthermore, game examples and assignments that are concise offer many learning opportunities for early programmers. As described herein, such opportunities focus on: array manipulation, random solution searching, object-oriented analysis and design, and general creative problem solving.