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SODA: A computer-aided design environment for the doing and learning of software design

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SODA (Software Design Laboratory) is a Design Support Environment (DSE) that supports novice programmers learning software design skills. SODA is based on a formal model of software design derived from studies of expert programmers. SODA explicitly supports students in this model of software design through a series of integrated workspaces and an explicit process model. In addition to supporting students doing software design, SODA also supports students learning software design skills through scaffolding that encourages articulation and reflection on the design process.

This research was supported by NSF Grant #MDR-9010362, Apple Computer Corporation, and Electronic Data Systems Corporation.

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  1. Highly Interactive-Computing Environments Research Group, University of Michigan, 48109-2110, Ann Arbor, MI

    Luke Hohmann, Mark Guzdial & Elliot Soloway

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Hohmann, L., Guzdial, M., Soloway, E. (1992). SODA: A computer-aided design environment for the doing and learning of software design. In: Tomek, I. (eds) Computer Assisted Learning. ICCAL 1992. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 602. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-55578-1_78

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