Investigation of the Effects of Plan Selection Guidance in Computer Program Development

这笔计划拨款是为了开发一种方法，以调查帮助学习一门新编程语言的经验丰富的程序员在计划选择方面的效果。学习一门新语言的程序员将大部分时间花在计划活动上。一种新语言的程序开发模型表明，这种活动在开发过程中导致了许多迭代。该模型与程序员用已知语言编写程序的模型形成对比。这项工作将在规划期间学习面向对象和声明性语言。在确定了不同类型语言所需的计划帮助类型后，将构建计划模板。然后将设计研究以确定这些模板对程序开发的影响。

This ROW planning grant is concerned with developing a methodology for investigating the effects of help in plan selection for experienced programmers learning a new programing language. Programmers learning a new language spend the largest percentage of their time in planning activities. A model of program development in a new language shows that this activity causes much iteration in the developmental process. This model is contrasted with the model of programmers writing a program in a known language. This work will study object-oriented and declarative languages during the planning period. After they type of planning help needed in different types of languages has been determined plan templates will be constructed. Studies willthen be designed to determine the effect that these templates have on program development.