Boxer: a reconstructible computational medium

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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 29 , Issue 9 (September 1986) table of contents

Pages: 859 - 868

Year of Publication: 1986

ISSN:0001-0782

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A. A diSessa	Univ. of California, Berkeley
H. Abelson	MIT, Cambridge, MA

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

Programming is most often viewed as a way for experts to get computers to perform complex tasks efficiently and reliably. Boxer presents an alternative image—programming as a way for nonexperts to control a reconstructible medium, much like written language, but with dramatically extended interactive capabilities.

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	1	Abelson. H.. and disessa, A.A. Turtle Geomelry: The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1981.
	2	Bolt, R.A. Spatial data-management. Rep., Dept. of Architecture. MIT. Cambridge. Mass.. 1979.
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INDEX TERMS

Classification:
D. Software
D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
D.2.2 Design Tools and Techniques
Subjects: User interfaces
D.3 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

H. Information Systems
H.1 MODELS AND PRINCIPLES
H.1.2 User/Machine Systems
Subjects: Human factors

K. Computing Milieux
K.3 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION

General Terms:
Human Factors, Languages

REVIEW

"John L. Bennett : Reviewer"

Boxer, a research tool for educational studies, is under development in the Laboratory for Computer Science at MIT, and the School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley. Prototypes have been implemented on Symbolics and Texas In more...

Collaborative Colleagues:

A. A diSessa: colleagues

H. Abelson: colleagues

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