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VILLE: a language-independent program visualization tool

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Mikko-Jussi Laakso,

Tapio SalakoskiAuthors Info & Claims

Koli Calling '07: Proceedings of the Seventh Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research - Volume 88

Pages 151 - 159

Published: 15 November 2007 Publication History

Abstract

Visualization tools have proven to be useful for enhancing novice programmers' learning. However, existing tools are typically tied to particular programming languages, and tend to focus on low-level aspects of programming such as the changing values of variables during program code execution. In this paper we present a new program visualization tool, which provides a language-independent view of learning programming. Moreover, program execution can be viewed in two languages simultaneously. Complete with role information of variables, the tool supports the learning process at a more abstract level, thus emphasizing the similarities of basic programming concepts and syntax in all imperative programming languages.

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VILLE: a language-independent program visualization tool
1. Applied computing
  1. Enterprise computing
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education

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Koli Calling '07: Proceedings of the Seventh Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research - Volume 88

November 2007

231 pages

ISBN:9781920682699

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Raymond Lister
University of Technology Sydney, Australia

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Published: 15 November 2007

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