And without knowing the group and situation that is the best advice I can provide. After all, Software development is a language puzzle.
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Wanted: Advice from CS teachersI like to compare learning to code to learning a foreign language with a native of that language that doesn’t speak my native language. Similar process with similar challenges.
I would recommend starting with collecting the most common errors, simplifying the problem area, and categorizing them. That should help with pattern recognition, give them a vocabulary to describe their issue beyond just “I’m error,” and provide them with a direction in which to search for a solution.
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Wanted: Advice from CS teachersSoftware developer trainer here.
Silly question, but do they read the *entire* error description? And once they solved it do they understand the relationship between the cause, the message, and the fix?
It might be worthwhile to force them to slow down by asking them to write down the entire message on paper.
Try making a game out of it: Who can generate the strangest error message with the fewest amount of “bad” code.