How Do Programming Students Read and Act upon Compiler Error Messages?

• Main Authors: Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T., Tablatin, Christine Lourrine S.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: compiler error messages; eye-tracking; scan patterns; Computer Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Engineering
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/382; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35017-7_11
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The research on understanding how programmers read and comprehend error messages is still limited. Through an eye-tracking study, we hope to add to what is known about how student programmers read and act upon error messages. In this paper, we elaborate on the methodology that we plan to use in the...