JavaCHIME: Java class hierarchy inspector and method executer

Authors:
Pallavi Tadepalli;H. Conrad Cunningham
Affiliations:
University of Mississippi, University, MS;University of Mississippi, University, MS
Venue:
ACM-SE 42 Proceedings of the 42nd annual Southeast regional conference
Year:
2004

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Abstract

Java has emerged as one of the most dynamic programming languages today. During the past eight years it has become a leading choice as the programming language for an introductory course in computer science. Object-oriented programming (OOP) is often considered to be complex and difficult to grasp by both beginners and experienced procedural language programmers. Using Java in an introductory programming language serves a dual purpose; it teaches the syntax and constructs of the Java language as well as general object-oriented programming concepts. This paper describes an instructional environment for Java applications called JavaCHIME. This graphical class browsing and execution environment allows users to examine classes and objects interactively and execute individual methods within them without actually creating a class containing a main method for testing purposes. JavaCHIME serves as a pedagogical tool where novice Java programmers can examine variables and methods, interactively alter the values of variables and test the methods.