Journal of Visual Language and Sentient Systems

Volume 3, July 2017

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Table of Contents

Franklyn Turbak, Guest Editor Introduction to the VLSS Special Issue on Blocks Programming

Regular Papers

Miguel Ceriani and Paolo Bottoni, SparqlBlocks: Using Blocks to Design Structured Linked Data Queries

Michael Homer and James Noble, Lessons in Combining Block-based and Textual Programming

Michael Kölling, Neil C. C. Brown, and Amjad Altadmri, Frame-Based Editing

Alexander Repenning, Moving Beyond Syntax: Lessons from 20 Years of Blocks Programing in AgentSheets

David Weintrop and Uri Wilensky, How Block-based Languages Support Novices: A Framework for Categorizing Block-based Affordances

Michelle Ichinco, Kyle Harms, and Caitlin Kelleher, Towards Understanding Successful Novice Example Use in Blocks-Based Programming

Research Notes

Stephanie Ludi and Mary Spencer, Design Considerations to Increase Block-based Language Accessibility for Blind Programmers Via Blockly

Appendices

Reviewers

Author Index

Keyword Index