Understanding and optimizing memory usage of software applications is a difficult task,
usually involving the analysis of large amounts of memory-related complex data. Over the …

ABSTRACT Background and Context: In spite of the decades spent developing software
visualization (SV), doubts still remain regarding their effectiveness. Furthermore, student …

Coding skills are becoming more and more important in today's world, especially within the
context of the fourth industrial revolution. They also help practice other 21 century skills such …

Logging is a widely used technique for inspecting and understanding programs. However,
the presentation of logs still often takes its ancient form of a linear stream of text that resides …

Novices enrolled in introductory programming courses often face many difficulties. These
difficulties are more emphasized when novices are K–12 students. Many new visual …

Featured Application The proposal of this work focuses on offering an ITS that can be
applied in programming learning environments (ie, university degrees, schools, academies …

Software visualization (SV) allows us to visualize different aspects and artifacts related to
software, thus helping engineers understanding its underlying design and functionalities in a …

Emotions are present in many aspects of our lives and they are a fundamental factor in
education (Finch, Peacock, Lazdowski, & Hwang, 2015; Pekrun, 2014, p. 24). It is difficult to …

Pollution from quarry activities has a substantial environmental impact on many countries.
This issue should be addressed accordingly as its impact may introduce various health …

The visualization of programs and algorithms has been demonstrated to be essential when
learning to program. Nevertheless, existing graphic representations require a high level of …