Dan Luu on Nostr: This study that looks into what errors CS students make (in an optional class mostly ...
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"content": "This study that looks into what errors CS students make (in an optional class mostly taken by 3rd/4th year CS majors, with 10% grad students) is fascinating:\n\nhttps://cs.brown.edu/~sk/Publications/Papers/Published/lk-smol-tutor/paper.pdf\n\nAmong other things, it really shows how reasoning about computer programs is not intuitive to people, even people who've had years of training.\n\nhttps://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/465/385/157/745/666/original/468852d7e0a1724f.png",
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