2003•Unpublished venueRequires access

The neglected battle fields of syntax errors

Sarah Kummerfeld, Judy Kay

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Syntax error correction is an essential part of the debugging process. Yet there has been little research investigating how programmers approach syntax error correction and how to help beginner programmers learn to fix errors efficiently. This paper describes development and evaluation of a tool to support students learning how to correct syntax errors.

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Key concepts: Syntax error, Syntax, Computer science, Debugging, Programming language, Abstract syntax, Compiler, Error analysis