Program comprehension relies on programmers forming mental representations of code, and research on those representations can inform programming-language and tool design.

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"Program comprehension relies on programmers forming mental representations of code, and research on those representations can inform programming-language and tool design."

This systematic review describes program understanding in terms of mental representations and argues that the evidence can inform programming languages and tools.

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Source title Systematic Literature Review of Empirical Studies on Mental Representations of Programs

Source authors Leah Bidlake; Eric Aubanel; Daniel Voyer

Source year 2019

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