The Pros and Cons of Online Lab Classes for Computer Science – 2020 Pandemic Edition
Contrary to expectations, online lab classes during our current pandemic may actually have some benefits over their in-person counterparts.
Philip Guo
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How Did People Write Machine Learning Code in the Past?
Summarizes popular programming languages and libraries that have been used for machine learning throughout the past two decades.
Building Tools to Help Students Learn to Program
Philip Guo summarizes his first three years of research into building tools to support those learning computer programming.
I summarize my first three years of research as an assistant professor on studying and building tools to support people who are learning computer programming.
How Adults Ages 60+ Are Learning to Code
Philip Guo discusses his project studying older adults that have chosen to learn computer programming.
Older Adults Learning Computer Programming: Motivations, Frustrations, and Design Opportunities
I summarize the first known research study of older adults (aged 60 and over) learning computer programming.
Refining Students’ Coding and Reviewing Skills
Philip Guo sees code reviews providing students "lots of pragmatic learning."
Python Is Now the Most Popular Introductory Teaching Language at Top U.S. Universities
Eight of the top 10 CS departments in the U.S., and ~70% of the top 40, teach Python in introductory courses.
The Difficulty of Teaching Programming Languages, and the Benefits of Hands-on Learning
Mark Guzdial considers the "poor learnability" of programming languages, while Philip Guo enumerates some practical benefits to working in a CS lab.
Small-Group Code Reviews For Education
Real-time, small-group code reviews are great learning opportunities for students.
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