Questions tagged [gui]
This tag is for all questions related to teaching Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) in any environment. The tag can be used for questions of teaching both design and development.
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When people program with GUIs in a Go-To type fashion?
I've noticed with new programmers, primarily those using GUIs (e.g. Matlab, Rstudio, Spyder) that there is a strong tendency to for them to have a giant file, e.g. ...
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Why are block graphics being taught? (either "instead of ncurses" or "at all")
I'm not entirely sure if this is an international phenomenon, but every time I tutor students (Usually approximately age 14, and mostly without prior knowledge in programming) I ask myself the ...
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Is C++ much better than other languages?
I am learning C++. I learned basics concepts and OOP. The main things peoples are working on are GUI and API development with the help of C++. My question is, as a C++ learner is it a must for me to ...
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Jackson based IDE for programming
Is there any Jackson based IDE for programming?
I mean, an IDE in which you can place the sentences in sequence from left to right.
I am looking for something similar to PSeInt (spanish), although ...
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How to help students avoid being distracted by bells and whistles
I teach Windows Forms programming, and now ASP.Net (essentially the same thing, except you view it in a browser) and I am dismayed that students seem to spend an enormous amount of time straining at ...
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Teaching interaction design to potentially disinterested students
Background: I will be a teaching assistant in a course on "Interactive Systems" with the following learning goals for the students.
Analyze and criticize user interfaces
Identify and describe ...
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Exercises for teaching GUI / Windows interaction basics
It is now very easy to plop together some visual User Interface controls on to a form and hook them to events. In Microsoft Windows, there are a staggering number of properties and events available ...
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