TY - UNPB
T1 - A Systematic Mapping Study of Code Quality in Education -- with Complete Bibliography
AU - Keuning, Hieke
AU - Jeuring, Johan
AU - Heeren, Bastiaan
PY - 2023/4/26
Y1 - 2023/4/26
N2 - While functionality and correctness of code has traditionally been the main focus of computing educators, quality aspects of code are getting increasingly more attention. High-quality code contributes to the maintainability of software systems, and should therefore be a central aspect of computing education. We have conducted a systematic mapping study to give a broad overview of the research conducted in the field of code quality in an educational context. The study investigates paper characteristics, topics, research methods, and the targeted programming languages. We found 195 publications (1976-2022) on the topic in multiple databases, which we systematically coded to answer the research questions. This paper reports on the results and identifies developments, trends, and new opportunities for research in the field of code quality in computing education.
AB - While functionality and correctness of code has traditionally been the main focus of computing educators, quality aspects of code are getting increasingly more attention. High-quality code contributes to the maintainability of software systems, and should therefore be a central aspect of computing education. We have conducted a systematic mapping study to give a broad overview of the research conducted in the field of code quality in an educational context. The study investigates paper characteristics, topics, research methods, and the targeted programming languages. We found 195 publications (1976-2022) on the topic in multiple databases, which we systematically coded to answer the research questions. This paper reports on the results and identifies developments, trends, and new opportunities for research in the field of code quality in computing education.
KW - cs.SE
U2 - 10.48550/arXiv.2304.13451
DO - 10.48550/arXiv.2304.13451
M3 - Preprint
BT - A Systematic Mapping Study of Code Quality in Education -- with Complete Bibliography
PB - arXiv
ER -