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VL
2003
IEEE
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Programming for communication: overcoming motivational barriers to computation for all
Computer science as a discipline is failing to reach a diverse audience. As a result, computational illiteracy threatens many groups of underserved students—women, minorities an...
Andrea Forte
VL
2003
IEEE
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A reading algorithm for constraint diagrams
Constraint diagrams are a visual notation designed to complement the Unified Modeling Language in the development of software systems. They generalize Venn diagrams and Euler cir...
Andrew Fish, Jean Flower, John Howse
VL
2003
IEEE
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Integrating software engineering and user-centred design for multimedia software developments
The object-oriented modeling of interactive multimedia applications in the OMMMA approach is designed to enable multimedia software developers to create comprehensive analysis and...
Gregor Engels, Stefan Sauer, Bettina Neu
VL
2003
IEEE
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Visual methods for web application design
The paper outlines a tool-supported approach to the design of Web applications. Behavioural models are augmented with web-based simulations of user interfaces to permit validation...
Robert Chatley, Jeff Kramer, Jeff Magee, Sebasti&a...
VL
2003
IEEE
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Visualizing design patterns with a UML profile
In this paper, we present a UML profile which defines new stereotypes, tagged values and constraints for visualizing design patterns in UML diagrams. These new stereotypes and tag...
Jing Dong, Sheng Yang
VL
2003
IEEE
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Development and evaluation of a model of programming errors
Models of programming and debugging suggest many causes of errors, and many classifications of error types exist. Yet, there has been no attempt to link causes of errors to these ...
Andrew Jensen Ko, Brad A. Myers
VL
2003
IEEE
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Preserving non-programmers' motivation with error-prevention and debugging support tools
A significant challenge in teaching programming to disadvantaged populations is preserving learners’ motivation and confidence. Because programming requires such a diverse set o...
Andrew Jensen Ko