The psychology of computer programming

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Preface

Suggestions for course use

Part one: Programming as human performance (1. Reading programs ; 2. What makes a good program? ; 3. How can we study programming?)

Part two: Programming as a social activity (4. The programming group ; 5. The programming team ; 6. The programming project)

3. Programming as an individual activity (7. Variations in the programming task ; 8. Personality factors ; 9. Intelligence, or problem-solving ability ; 10. Motivation, training, and experience)

Part four: Programming tools (11. Programming languages ; 12. Some principles for programming language design ; 13. Other programming tools)

Part five: Epilogue