In-IDE Programming Courses: Learning Software Development in a Real-World Setting

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2501.17747v1
• Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:34:22 GMT
• Title: In-IDE Programming Courses: Learning Software Development in a Real-World Setting
• Authors: Anastasiia Birillo, Ilya Vlasov, Katsiaryna Dzialets, Hieke Keuning, Timofey Bryksin,
• Abstract summary: JetBrains recently released the JetBrains Academy plugin, which customizes the IDE for learners. We carried out eight one-hour interviews with students and developers who completed at least one course using the plugin.
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• Abstract: While learning programming languages is crucial for software engineers, mastering the necessary tools is equally important. To facilitate this, JetBrains recently released the JetBrains Academy plugin, which customizes the IDE for learners, allowing tutors to create courses entirely within IDE. In this work, we provide the first exploratory study of this learning format. We carried out eight one-hour interviews with students and developers who completed at least one course using the plugin, inquiring about their experience with the format, the used IDE features, and the current shortcomings. Our results indicate that learning inside the IDE is overall welcomed by the learners, allowing them to study in a more realistic setting, using features such as debugging and code analysis, which are crucial for real software development. With the collected results and the analysis of the current drawbacks, we aim to contribute to teaching students more practical skills.

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