How Graduate Computing Students Search When Using an Unfamiliar Programming Language
Gina R. Bai, Joshua Kayan, Kathryn Thomasset Stolee · 2020
Developers and computing students are usually expected to master multiple programming languages. To learn a new language, developers often turn to online search to find information and code examples. However, insights on how learners perform code search when working with an unfamiliar language are lacking. Understanding how learners search and the challenges they encounter when using an unfamiliar language can motivate future tools and techniques to better support subsequent language learners.