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Communications of the ACM, Volume 62, Issue 8

Pages 22 - 25

https://doi.org/10.1145/3341221

Published: 24 July 2019 Publication History

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Considering how block-based programming environments and tools might be used at the introductory level and beyond.

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Communications of the ACM Volume 62, Issue 8

August 2019

88 pages

ISSN:0001-0782

EISSN:1557-7317

DOI:10.1145/3351434

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