Research in Computer Science Seminar (RICSS) for Friday, October 31, 2008
Gregory M. Kapfhammer
You are cordially invited to attend the upcoming session of the
Research in Computer Science Seminar (RICSS). Please pass this
invitation on to other students, staff, and faculty members that
would be interested in attending the upcoming talk.
Date: Friday, October 31, 2008
Location: Campus Center Room 206
Time: 12:15 - 1:15
Presenter:
Matthew C. Jadud
Department of Computer Science
Allegheny College
Title:
Designing Usable Languages
Abstract:
Many students ask me: "When can I start programming my robot
army for world conquest?" The disappointing answer is that it
often takes years of study to get to this point. But what if we
understood how people learned to program, and could use that
information to design languages that were fit for their intended
purpose? This talk will explore some research regarding how we
learn to program, some work regarding parallel programming for
little robots, and close by musing on how these ideas merge when
we begin questing after the design of usable programming
languages.
All are welcome to attend!
More details about RICSS are available at:
http://www.cs.allegheny.edu/~gkapfham/research/RICSS/
Kind Regards,
greg
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Dr. Gregory M. Kapfhammer, Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Allegheny College
Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA
Office: 814-332-2880
gkapfham(at)allegheny(dot)edu
http://www.cs.allegheny.edu/~gkapfham/