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A comparison between novice and experienced compiler users in a learning environment

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A locally built Modula-2 compiler has been used for number of years in our School. The messages that are emitted from the compiler when run by first and final year students have been logged. Over the last two years we have been improving the usefulness of these messages. This paper presents an analysis of these results.

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          cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
          ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 30, Issue 3
          Sept. 1998
          313 pages
          ISSN:0097-8418
          DOI:10.1145/290320
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            ITiCSE '98: Proceedings of the 6th annual conference on the teaching of computing and the 3rd annual conference on Integrating technology into computer science education: Changing the delivery of computer science education
            August 1998
            315 pages
            ISBN:1581130007
            DOI:10.1145/282991

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