Experiences with a Single-Page Application for Learning Programming

ABSTRACT

In recent years, the need for programming has increased. Self-study in programing is important for mastering it. However, many sites for learning programming only support personal computers. JavaScript Development Environment (JDE) was developed in our previous research. JDE is a single-page application that allows a user to learn programming on a smartphone. It imposes a small load on the server, thus many people can use it at the same time. Because it does not use a computer, it can be used in a classroom. Furthermore, JDE is suitable for distance learning (or e-learning). The number of remote classes has increased in Japan in 2020, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In this paper, we introduce an example of distance learning using JDE and verify the effectiveness of JDE. © 2021, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.