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*Result*: ICE: An Automated Tool for Teaching Advanced C Programming

Title:
ICE: An Automated Tool for Teaching Advanced C Programming
Language:
English
Authors:
Gonzalez, Ruben
Source:
International Association for Development of the Information Society. 2017.
Availability:
International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Peer Reviewed:
Y
Page Count:
8
Publication Date:
2017
Document Type:
*Report* Reports - Research<br />Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level:
Higher Education
Descriptors:
Programming, Computer Science Education, Automation, Advanced Courses, Computer Uses in Education, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, College Instruction, Testing
Geographic Terms:
Australia
Number of References:
24
Entry Date:
2018
Accession Number:
ED579310
Database:
ERIC

*Further Information*

*There are many difficulties with learning and teaching programming that can be alleviated with the use of software tools. Most of these tools have focused on the teaching of introductory programming concepts where commonly code fragments or small user programs are run in a sandbox or virtual machine, often in the cloud. These do not permit user software to directly interact with system resources and accordingly do not directly support advanced programming concepts such as multiprocessing, inter-process communication (IPC), Device IO, concurrency, synchronization, and platform independence. This paper presents a new tool for teaching advanced programming called the Interactive C Environment (ICE) that is designed to support teaching of all these programming concepts by automating many tasks for both the learner and teacher. It consists of an integrated development environment (IDE) with a built-in editor, compiler, automated testing framework, and a built-in makefile processor. It supports programs written in C-99 and a subset of C++ using both MS Windows and Linux System APIs. ICE not only provides secure, automated testing and assessment of projects but also group learning support in terms of comparative statistics. [For the complete proceedings, see ED579282.]*

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