SPLASH 2022
Mon 5 - Sat 10 December 2022 Auckland, New Zealand
Mon 5 Dec 2022 11:30 - 11:45 at Seminar Room LG004 - Session 2

Blocks-based programming is a common way to teach novices how to program. However, there are many block-based languages to choose from. This paper reviews Block-Based Programming Languages (BBPLs), takes a detailed look at a number of existing BBPLs including their features and comparing and contrasting these languages. Finally, through a number of research questions, this paper evaluates the current state of the art and points out areas for potential further research.

Mon 5 Dec

Displayed time zone: Auckland, Wellington change

10:30 - 12:00
10:30
15m
Talk
Integration testing can be reliable and low-effort in a projectional IDE through snapshots - DEMOVirtual
PAINT
Bastian Kruck itemis SECURE // Hasso Plattner Institute
10:45
15m
Talk
Towards a Python 3 IDE for Teaching Creative Programming
PAINT
Tristan Bunn Victoria University of Wellington, Craig Anslow Victoria University of Wellington, Karsten Lundqvist
11:00
15m
Talk
Conjecturing on a Fundamental Theorem of Computation and its Implications for a New Theory in Programmer Experience Design
PAINT
Gary Miller University of Technology Sydney
11:15
15m
Talk
Domain-Specific Visual Language for Data Engineering Quality
PAINT
Alexis De Meo Trove, Michael Homer Victoria University of Wellington
DOI Pre-print
11:30
15m
Talk
Blocks, Blocks, and More Blocks-Based Programming
PAINT
Benjamin Selwyn-Smith Oracle Labs, Craig Anslow Victoria University of Wellington, Michael Homer Victoria University of Wellington
DOI
11:45
15m
Talk
Interleaved 2D Notation for Concatenative Programming
PAINT
Michael Homer Victoria University of Wellington
DOI Pre-print