Quintin Cutts

Quintin Cutts, a professor at the University of Glasgow, dives into the complexities of code comprehension and learning in programming education. He discusses his research on modeling code as a powerful educational tool, citing a three-aspect framework: text surface, functional, and machine. Quintin shares practical teaching strategies, the challenges students face, and how generative AI tools shift the focus from writing to truly understanding code. His insights reveal the essential need for comprehension in the evolving landscape of programming education.