HILT 2018 When: Mon 5 Nov 2018 08:30 - 09:15 People: Tucker Taft

… Welcome to the HILT 2018 Workshop …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 13:10 - 14:10 People: R. Benjamin Shapiro

… Since their introduction in the early 1990s, blocks have been a valuable …, and blocks do little to assist with many other problems in learning to program. Workshops and other venues focused on blocks qua blocks offer an unnecessarily limiting …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 14:10 - 14:20 People: Emmanuel Schanzer, Sina Bahram, Shriram Krishnamurthi

… We discuss a toolkit that provides a fully-accessible block environment, for multiple languages. The toolkit generates (1) a block editor that uses standard … of a block from the visual or textual syntax of that block. This effectively …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 10:30 - 11:00 People: Evan W Patton, Stefania Druga, Jessica Van Brummelen, Joe Mazzone, Xavier Puig Fernandez

… Block-based programming languages, such as Scratch and MIT App Inventor, make …. As technology advances, so do the abilities of such block-based programming … (AI) abstractions in block-based languages. Specifically, it will address block …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 14:30 - 14:35 People: Thomas Ball, Peli de Halleux, Sam El-Husseini, Richard Knoll, Michał Moskal

… the gap between JavaScript and Blockly, a framework for creating block-based … errors. In particular, we define a mapping from TypeScript to Blockly that makes it simple to create a domain-specific Blockly editor for a JavaScript library via …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 16:25 - 16:30 People: John Maloney

… I will demo and discuss two little blocks language affordances that have been working nicely in GP:

1. Variadic blocks that can be extended to take additional inputs, including a variadic if that can be expanded …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 14:20 - 14:25 People: Mauricio Verano Merino, Tijs van der Storm

… Block-based languages offer notable advantages for bringing domain-specific …, the construction of block-based languages is still a rather ad hoc and low-level … support for block-based languages. In particular we address dedicated meta languages …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 14:25 - 14:30 People: Josh Caldwell, Josh Lory

… designed around Blockly, which has allowed us to create customized programming environments that are accessible to young students. Creating Blockly-based … developed a web-based toolkit for developing new blockly libraries allowing much …

BLOCKS+ People: Stephanie Ludi

… This presentation will discuss current issues in accessibility to block-based … will be presented, using Blockly as an example, though the intent is to provide a generalized … systems in the field. Demos of current work with Blockly will provide some …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 11:00 - 11:10 People: Beryl Hoffman, Ralph Morelli, Jennifer Rosato

… Block languages like App Inventor make coding and computer science more accessible to students with no experience, broadening participation in computer science … CSP course uses App Inventor, a block-based mobile programming language …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 15:30 - 15:35 People: Alissa Tinney, Xinhui Xu

… App Inventor is a web-based blocks programming environment that allows people of all ages and experiences to build mobile apps.

App Inventor was initially … in blocks programming environments. …

TURBO When: Mon 5 Nov 2018 08:30 - 09:00 People: Xiaoli Liang

… …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 09:15 - 09:20 People: Michelle Brachman, Caitlin Kelleher

… Children often begin to learn programming in blocks programming environments … available alongside blocks programming environments, such as tutorials …-sensitive suggestion system for the Looking Glass blocks programming environment …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 11:31 - 11:34 People: Wen Xi, Evan W Patton

… of blocks-based approaches exist for programming some hardware, such as Snap …. In this paper, we propose a block-based programming approach using MIT App Inventor …. We also review other block languages applied for IoT. We conclude with some …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 09:00 - 09:05 People: Karen H. Jin

… Blocks languages have been very well received in recent years thanks …. An integration of blocks programming with physical computing has become increasingly …, through blocks languages and hands-on computing media. In a summer camp for 5-7th …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 16:20 - 16:25 People: Hyeonsu Kang, David Wu, Daniel Wendel

… Many blocks-based programming environments allow the creation of custom blocks … to a procedure/function definition feature. Custom blocks in these systems are intended to be used like procedures, and creating a custom block has similar …

HILT 2018 When: Tue 6 Nov 2018 08:30 - 08:45 People: Tucker Taft

… Awards for Ada Community and SIGAda Contributions; Introductions and Thanks to HILT 2018 Sponsors …

HILT 2018 When: Mon 5 Nov 2018 16:55 - 17:00

… SIGAda EC Meeting 17:15-18:15 HILT 2018 Banquet 18:30-20:30 at Legal Seafoods, Park Plaza …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 09:10 - 09:15 People: Paulina Haduong, Karen Brennan

… , a summer 2018 21-day creative programming challenge for K-12 educators. …Blocks-based programming environments are productive environments for novice programmers because they offer opportunities to minimize syntax errors and help …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 11:10 - 11:20 People: Mike Tissenbaum, Josh Sheldon, Hal Abelson

… …

DSLDI 2018 When: Tue 6 Nov 2018 14:30 - 15:00 People: Michael Greenberg

… . What makes the POSIX shell so good at interactivity [Greenberg 2018 …

GRACE 2018 When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 11:15 - 11:25 People: Craig Anslow, Ben Selwyn-Smith, Michael Homer

… -Device Grace_ using Tiled Grace for block-based programming. Our tool allows collaborative, block-based programming on multiple devices including tabletops, touch … on various devices, and to share blocks amongst devices. …

Meta When: Mon 5 Nov 2018 11:30 - 12:00 People: Cyrus Omar, Charles Chamberlain

… to programmers in various domains.

In a paper that appeared at ICFP 2018 …

NJR When: Tue 6 Nov 2018 16:00 - 16:30 People: Karim Ali

… Swift is an open-source programming language and Apple’s recommended choice for development for their mobile operating system, iOS, and their desktop operating system, macOS. In August 2018, StatCounter estimates that iPhones and iPads …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 15:45 - 15:50 People: Ben Selwyn-Smith, Craig Anslow, Michael Homer

… for blocks based programming called Multi Device Grace. Our tool allows collaborative block based programming on multiple devices including tabletops, touch … on different devices and to share blocks amongst devices. …

AGERE When: Mon 5 Nov 2018 14:00 - 14:30 People: Dan Plyukhin, Gul Agha

… detection and could become a building-block for a new family of non-blocking …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 16:30 - 16:35 People: Evan W Patton, Danny Tang

… Block languages abstract away the syntax of languages and allow for people … the MIT App Inventor platform. We then introduce a new block to show how further abstractions within the blocks language can simplify access while making it more …

VMIL 2018 When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 15:55 - 16:15 People: Julien Pagès, Marc Feeley

… Python with code specialization. We will use the Basic-Block Versioning technique … operations. In the future we plan to extend basic block versioning to handle …

REBLS 2018 When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 09:15 - 10:00 People: Murali Krishna Ramanathan

… the checker to two Uber apps, where it currently runs on every code change and blocks …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 11:28 - 11:31 People: Hamid Zare, Miklos Maroti, Akos Ledeczi

… We present a novel way to program wireless networked educational robots. RoboScape is a new service that we added to NetsBlox, a collaborative, blocks-based programming environment based on Snap! NetsBlox provides simple abstractions …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 09:05 - 09:10 People: Audrey Seo

… App Inventor is a web-based blocks programming environment that allows people of all ages and experiences to build mobile apps, introducing new programmers … cannot be extracted into a procedure without using the rarely used blocks …

Posters When: Mon 5 Nov 2018 18:35 - 18:37Wed 7 Nov 2018 18:49 - 18:51 People: Ben Selwyn-Smith, Craig Anslow, Michael Homer

… for blocks based programming called Multi Device Grace. Our tool allows collaborative block based programming on multiple devices including tabletops, touch … on different devices and to share blocks amongst devices. …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 16:15 - 16:20 People: Jens Mönig, Brian Harvey, Jadga Hügle

… Many current novice programming environments offer a “sprite”- based microworld, in which cartoon-like actor objects interact with each other and the user by way of events triggering the execution of stacks of “blocks” representing …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 15:35 - 15:40 People: Denis Li, Lisa Stump, Daniel Wendel

… Several blocks-based programming tools have recently incorporated real-time collaboration features. Some draft approaches we have seen achieve inter-user consistency by using abstract object-state synchronization libraries, but provide …

GPCE 2018 When: Mon 5 Nov 2018 14:30 - 15:00 People: Nic Volanschi, Bernard Serpette, Charles Consel

… , because semi-causal sub-expressions may block waiting for future events, thus …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 11:34 - 11:37 People: Catherine Cowell, Hannah Riehl, Marina Umaschi Bers

… Join us for a hands-on KIBO robotics and ScratchJr programming demo! Both of these environments are playfully designed for young children to learn how to use coding to express themselves. KIBO is a tangible block-based coding language …

BLOCKS+ When: Sun 4 Nov 2018 16:35 - 16:40 People: Andrew Sliwinski, Karishma Chadha

… . Scratch 3.0 is introducing a new system of Extensions, sets of blocks that extend …

SPLASH-I When: Tue 6 Nov 2018 15:30 - 16:30 People: Justin Gottschlich

… and software building blocks through machine learning (ML). Adaptation emphasizes …

OOPSLA When: Wed 7 Nov 2018 15:52 - 16:15 People: Jason Ott, Tyson Loveless, Chris Curtis, Mohsen Lesani, Philip Brisk

… blocks. Results are obtained using both a cycle-accurate microfluidic simulator …

Posters People: Neville Grech, Michael Kong, Anton Jurisevic, Lexi Brent, Bernhard Scholz, Yannis Smaragdakis

… (e.g., wasting or blocking funds of said victim). Gas-focused vulnerabilities …

OOPSLA When: Wed 7 Nov 2018 13:52 - 14:15 People: Neville Grech, Michael Kong, Anton Jurisevic, Lexi Brent, Bernhard Scholz, Yannis Smaragdakis

… (e.g., wasting or blocking funds of said victim). Gas-focused vulnerabilities …

Posters When: Mon 5 Nov 2018 17:39 - 17:41Wed 7 Nov 2018 19:13 - 19:16 People: Saba Alimadadi, Di Zhong, Magnus Madsen, Frank Tip

… Recently, promises were added to ECMAScript 6, the JavaScript standard, in order to provide better support for the asynchrony that arises in user interfaces, network communication, and non blocking I/O. Using promises, programmers can …

OOPSLA When: Fri 9 Nov 2018 11:37 - 12:00 People: Saba Alimadadi, Di Zhong, Magnus Madsen, Frank Tip

… Recently, promises were added to ECMAScript 6, the JavaScript standard, in order to provide better support for the asynchrony that arises in user interfaces, network communication, and non blocking I/O. Using promises, programmers can …