Dan Luu on Nostr: This study that looks into what errors CS students make (in an optional class mostly ...
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:
https://cs.brown.edu/~sk/Publications/Papers/Published/lk-smol-tutor/paper.pdf
Among other things, it really shows how reasoning about computer programs is not intuitive to people, even people who've had years of training.
https://cs.brown.edu/~sk/Publications/Papers/Published/lk-smol-tutor/paper.pdf
Among other things, it really shows how reasoning about computer programs is not intuitive to people, even people who've had years of training.