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Gender And Programming Language Preferences Of Computer Programming Students At Moraine Valley Community College, Dawn Patitucci
Gender And Programming Language Preferences Of Computer Programming Students At Moraine Valley Community College, Dawn Patitucci
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The objectives of this study were to answer the following questions: 1. Are female programming students more likely to pursue study in certain programming languages than in other languages? 2. Are females more or less likely to pursue study in multiple programming languages than males? 3. As compared with the percentage of females working as computer programmers nationwide, are females over- or under-represented in certain language tracks at Moraine Valley Community College? 4. Which language(s) might be useful in attracting more females to computer programming and software development?