Strype: a Versatile Python-like Programming Environment for Novices

Pierre Weill-Tessier; Neil C.C. Brown; Michael Kölling

doi:10.1145/3677619.3678132

Strype: a Versatile Python-like Programming Environment for Novices

Pierre Weill-Tessier, Neil C.C. Brown, Michael Kölling

King's College London

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Abstract

Novice programmers often start their learning journey with block-based editors, to later focus on traditional text-based editors.The transition between these two different editing paradigms is notably known to be difficult, as students may not easily transfer the knowledge they acquired while using blocks to the textual counterpart in a text-based editor, and in a programming language that differs in syntax.In a response to facilitate this transition, Strype, an online editor for Python, proposes an intermediate approach using frame-based editing that combines the safeguards and simplicity of the blocks, with the flexibility and realism of the text.With educational purposes in mind, Strype can be used to create different kinds of applications.This poster aims to briefly (1) introduce the advantages of frame-based editing when transitioning from blocks to text, and (2) present Strype core environment principles along with (3) the different kinds of applications students can create using Strype to learn Python: console-based, Turtle Graphics, or micro:bit.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	WiPSCE 2024 - Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference in Primary and Secondary Computing Education Research
Editors	Tilman Michaeli, Sue Sentance, Nadine Bergner
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400710056
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678132
Publication status	Published - 16 Sept 2024
Event	19th WiPSCE Conference in Primary and Secondary Computing Education Research, WiPSCE 2024 - Munich, Germany Duration: 16 Sept 2024 → 18 Sept 2024

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Conference	19th WiPSCE Conference in Primary and Secondary Computing Education Research, WiPSCE 2024
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Munich
Period	16/09/2024 → 18/09/2024

Keywords

Frame-based editor
micro:bit
online programming editor
programming education
Python
Strype

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Weill-Tessier, P., Brown, N. C. C., & Kölling, M. (2024). Strype: a Versatile Python-like Programming Environment for Novices. In T. Michaeli, S. Sentance, & N. Bergner (Eds.), WiPSCE 2024 - Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference in Primary and Secondary Computing Education Research Article 3678132 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678132

Weill-Tessier, Pierre ; Brown, Neil C.C. ; Kölling, Michael. / Strype : a Versatile Python-like Programming Environment for Novices. WiPSCE 2024 - Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference in Primary and Secondary Computing Education Research. editor / Tilman Michaeli ; Sue Sentance ; Nadine Bergner. Association for Computing Machinery, 2024. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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Weill-Tessier, P , Brown, NCC & Kölling, M 2024, Strype: a Versatile Python-like Programming Environment for Novices. in T Michaeli, S Sentance & N Bergner (eds), WiPSCE 2024 - Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference in Primary and Secondary Computing Education Research., 3678132, ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery, 19th WiPSCE Conference in Primary and Secondary Computing Education Research, WiPSCE 2024, Munich, Germany, 16/09/2024. https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678132

Strype: a Versatile Python-like Programming Environment for Novices. / Weill-Tessier, Pierre ; Brown, Neil C.C.; Kölling, Michael.
WiPSCE 2024 - Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference in Primary and Secondary Computing Education Research. ed. / Tilman Michaeli; Sue Sentance; Nadine Bergner. Association for Computing Machinery, 2024. 3678132 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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Weill-Tessier P , Brown NCC , Kölling M. Strype: a Versatile Python-like Programming Environment for Novices. In Michaeli T, Sentance S, Bergner N, editors, WiPSCE 2024 - Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference in Primary and Secondary Computing Education Research. Association for Computing Machinery. 2024. 3678132. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). doi: 10.1145/3677619.3678132

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