As computing becomes a mainstream discipline embedded in the school curriculum and
acts as an enabler for an increasing range of academic disciplines in higher education, the …

Diagnostic messages generated by compilers and interpreters such as syntax error
messages have been researched for over half of a century. Unfortunately, these messages …

The SIGCSE Technical Symposium is celebrating its 50th year, and a constant theme
throughout this history has been to better understand how novices learn to program. In this …

Programming error messages play an important role in learning to program. The cycle of
program input and error message response completes a loop between the programmer and …

Most novice programmers are not explicitly aware of the problem-solving process used to
approach programming problems and cannot articulate to an instructor where they are in …

One of the many challenges novice programmers face from the time they write their first
program is inadequate compiler error messages. These messages report details on errors …

When solving programming problems, novices are often not aware of where they are in the
problem-solving process. For instance, students who misinterpret the problem prompt will …

Programming is an essential skill that many computing students are expected to master.
However, programming can be difficult to learn. Successfully interpreting compiler error …

Syntax errors are made by novice and experienced programmers alike; however, novice
programmers lack the years of experience that help them quickly resolve these frustrating …

In integrated development environments, developers receive compiler error messages
through a variety of textual and visual mechanisms, such as popups and wavy red …