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An experiment using memorization/reconstruction as a measure of programmer ability

✍ Scribed by Tom Di Persio; Dan Isbister; Ben Shneiderman

Book ID
104139758
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1980
Weight
773 KB
Volume
13
Category
Article
ISSN
0020-7373

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✦ Synopsis

Measuring the abilities of programmers in a classroom or organizational setting is not a trivial task. Current approaches are not always accurate or reliable. This paper describes an experiment which provides evidence that performance on a memorization/reconstruction test can be used as a measure or predictor of programmer ability. The contribution of indentation in program comprehension is also examined.

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