2 papers
cs.SE2026
How Do Code Smells Affect Skill Growth in Scratch Novice Programmers?
Ricardo Hidalgo Aragón, Jesús M. González-Barahona, Gregorio Robles
Context. Code smells, which are recurring anomalies in design or style, have been extensively researched in professional code. However, their significance in block-based projects c…
cs.CY2026
A CEFR-Inspired Classification Framework with Fuzzy C-Means To Automate Assessment of Programming Skills in Scratch
Ricardo Hidalgo-Aragón, Jesús M. González-Barahona, Gregorio Robles
Context: Schools, training platforms, and technology firms increasingly need to assess programming proficiency at scale with transparent, reproducible methods that support personal…