imperative / Processing
Representation
Collected by Andreas Mühling — Interview
Generates an idea of a dyamic program behavior.
| PL | NM |
|---|---|
| processor | teacher |
| instruction | action taken by teacher, reported in list |
| canvas | drawing area on sheet of paper |
How a program executes dynamically from a static program text.
At the beginning, when simple programs have been written by students already in order to take a closer look at what's happening 'inside' Processing.
Short time to introduce, one lesson to execute.
May propel the misconception of the “intelligent” computer (as acted out by the teacher), i.e., Roy Pea’s “superbug”.
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A notional machine is a pedagogic device to assist the understanding of some aspect of programs or programming.
