In this paper we review the literature relating to the psychological/educational study of
programming. We identify general trends comparing novice and expert programmers …

Context: Programmers' mental models represent their knowledge and understanding of
programs, programming concepts, and programming in general. They guide programmers' …

The cognitive dimensions framework is a broad-brush evaluation technique for interactive
devices and for non-interactive notations. It sets out a small vocabulary of terms designed to …

A study by a ITiCSE 2001 working group (" the McCracken Group") established that many
students do not know how to program at the conclusion of their introductory courses. A …

In this dynamic review and synthesis of empirical research and theoretical discussion of
design as cognitive activity, Willemien Visser reconciles and integrates the classical view of …

Ce texte présente une approche d'ergonomie cognitive des situations de conception.
coopérative. En introduction, on rappelle que l'ergonomie cognitive n'identifie pas les …

Software Design-Cognitive Aspects covers a variety of areas including software analysis,
design, coding and maintenance. It details the history of the research that has been …

Reverse engineering is a complex process essential to software-security tasks such as
vulnerability discovery and malware analysis. Significant research and engineering effort …

In this paper we describe an ongoing study of novice programmers. The aim is to record (as
close as possible to) all of the problems encountered by students during the laboratory …

The organisation of actual design activities, even by experts involved in routine tasks, is not
appropriately characterised by the retrieval of pre-existing plans, but is opportunistic …