{"id":3341,"date":"2013-04-19T18:17:02","date_gmt":"2013-04-20T00:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=3341"},"modified":"2014-09-12T11:48:45","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T17:48:45","slug":"what-makes-code-readable-not-what-you-think-computing-education-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2013\/04\/19\/what-makes-code-readable-not-what-you-think-computing-education-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes Code Readable: Not What You Think | Computing Education Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><a href=\"http:\/\/computinged.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/19\/what-makes-code-readable-not-what-you-think\/\">What Makes Code Readable: Not What You Think | Computing Education Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Be explicit. Not that I&#8217;m at all surprised, but &#8230;. cool.<\/p>\n<div id=\"nuan_ria_plugin\"><object id=\"plugin0\" style=\"position: absolute; z-index: 1000;\" type=\"application\/x-dgnria\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\"><param name=\"tabId\" value=\"undefined\" \/><param name=\"counter\" value=\"1102\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-3341'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(3341);\" title='Like' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>1 person likes this post.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(3341);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(3341);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>What Makes Code Readable: Not What You Think | Computing Education Blog. Be explicit. Not that I&#8217;m at all surprised, but &#8230;. cool. 1 person likes this post. 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I totally agree with Nathan Ensmenger's take on software engineering. What do\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Educational Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Educational Technology","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/educational-technology\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3797,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2014\/01\/22\/rapid-game-prototyping-tips-for-programmers-devmag-org-za\/","url_meta":{"origin":3341,"position":3},"title":"Rapid Game Prototyping: Tips for Programmers | devmag.org.za","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"January 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A handy list. Many\/most of these can apply to instructional design too. Rapid Game Prototyping: Tips for Programmers | devmag.org.za. A. Rapid is a State of Mind - Know and remember the goal -Find the essence of your idea, and schedule enough time for it -Take creative risks, but avoid\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Games&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Games","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/games\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3262,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2013\/01\/09\/what-happens-when-professionals-take-on-line-cs-classes-when-life-and-learning-do-not-fit-computing-education-blog\/","url_meta":{"origin":3341,"position":4},"title":"What happens when professionals take on-line CS classes: When Life and Learning Do Not Fit \u00ab Computing Education Blog","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"January 9, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Another great bit of info from Mark Guzdial's blog: Home About Computing Education BlogWhat happens when professionals take on-line CS classes: When Life and Learning Do Not FitJanuary 9, 2013 at 9:46 am Leave a comment The journal article on the research that Klara Benda, Amy Bruckman, and I did\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Computers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Computers","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/computers-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3653,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2013\/07\/24\/interaction-between-stereotypes-expectations-of-success-and-learning-from-failure-computing-education-blog\/","url_meta":{"origin":3341,"position":5},"title":"Interaction between stereotypes, expectations of success, and learning from failure | Computing Education Blog","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"July 24, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Interaction between stereotypes, expectations of success, and learning from failure | Computing Education Blog. 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