Scaffolded learning tasks where programs are constructed from predefined code fragments
by dragging and drop** them (ie Parsons problems) are well suited to mobile touch …

Given that touch-and pen-enabled screens are becoming more ubiquitous-not just in mobile
devices, but also in laptop computers and large interactive display walls-we are exploring …

Despite widespread use of touch-enabled devices, the field of software development has
only slowly adopted new interaction methods for available tools. In this paper, we present …

User interfaces (UIs) are advancing in every direction. The usage of touch screen devices
and adaptation their UIs lives its boom. However integrated development environments …

Touch gestures are not only often very intuitive, but their direct manipulation characteristics
also help to reduce the cognitive load. Since software development poses complex cognitive …

Software developers typically use multiple large screens in their office setup. However, they
often work away from the office where such a setup is not available, instead only working …

This paper introduces the application of off-the-shelf Android tablet computers as real-time
capable control devices. We present an IDE to create and execute PLC programs written in …

We present the design and the evaluation of a soft keyboard aimed at facilitating the input of
programming code on mobile devices equipped with touch screens, such as tablets and …

The lack of tracking and storing capabilities for the results of web-based learning activities is
an issue that remains unsolved. Transitions or interactions defined by teachers through a set …

" What design innovations can the ubiquity and features of mobile devices bring to the
programming realm?" has been a long-standing topic of interest within the human-computer …