Learning object-oriented programming trough a visual tool at Cisti 2008
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The document describes a visual tool developed for teaching object-oriented programming, emphasizing interactive and prototype-based learning. It outlines features like a container inspector for managing objects and an object inspector for modifying their attributes and methods. The tool has been successfully integrated into various graduate and undergraduate courses.
Learning object-oriented programming trough a visual tool at Cisti 2008
- 1. Learning object orientation through a Visual tool Baltasar García Perez-Schofield Grupo SI1 CISTI 2008 Universidad de Vigo http://trevinca.ei.uvigo.es/~jgarcia/TO/zero/ http://webs.uvigo.es/jbgarcia/
- 2. Summary ● A vehicle for learning object-oriented programming. ● Pilars for achieving that objective: – Persistent, – Prototype-based, – Interactive, visual programming. ● It has already been used in a number graduate and undergraduate courses.
- 3. The basics of the system ● All object manipulation is done by means of visual aids. ● Programming is interactive, results are shown as soon as the programmatic counterparts for the visual aids are executed. ● Only code creation cannot be create through visual means, but we do actually want students to program.
- 4. The container inspector ● A container inspector makes it possible to manage objects inside it. – Create new objects. – Manage existing objects. – Delete objects. – Make objects persistent: ● Orthogonal persistence.
- 5. The container inspector ● An object inspector makes it possible to manage the characteristics of any object.
- 6. The object inspector ● An object inspector makes it possible to manage the characteristics of any object.
- 7. Adding an attribute ● Users can easily add attributes, and methods.
- 8. Adding a method ● A given method can be added, modified and deleted.
- 9. Making objects persist (1) ● Containers can be created, as any object.
- 10. Making objects persist (2) ● Next, we link the desired object.
- 11. Learning object orientation through a Visual tool Baltasar García Perez-Schofield Grupo SI1 CISTI 2008 Universidad de Vigo http://trevinca.ei.uvigo.es/~jgarcia/TO/zero/ http://webs.uvigo.es/jbgarcia/