The landscape of Block-based programming: Characteristics of block-based environments and how they support the transition to text-based programming

• Published in: Journal of computer languages (Online) Vol. 67; p. 101075
• Main Authors: Lin, Yuhan, Weintrop, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Block-based programming; Computer science education; Design of programming environments; BBP; TBP; Computer science education; Block-based programming; Design of programming environments

Block-based programming (BBP) environments have become increasingly commonplace computer science education. Despite a rapidly expanding ecosystem of BBP environments, text-based languages remain the dominant programming paradigm, motivating the transition from BBP to text-based programming (TBP). Su...