Comparison of the most popular object‐oriented software languages and criterions for introductory programming courses with analytic network process: A pilot study

Abstract

This study has primarily aimed at finding a tool which will facilitate the choice of programming language and making this program well-arranged. But, choosing the proper programming language is a kind of decision making problem with multiple criterions which require the consideration of many factors which are closely interrelated. The Analytic Network Process (ANP) methodology is particularly useful for decision making in a multi-criteria context where interaction exists between the criterions. A set of criteria for the selection of a programming language for introductory courses proposed in Parker et al. [J Inform Technol Edu USA 5: 135À142, 2006] is used in this study. These selection criterions and the criterion groups were analyzed by using the ANP, and the obtained ranking for software languages and criteria were given. ß

Multi‐criteria decision making approach for evaluation of the performance of computer programming languages in higher education

“…The criteria must be carefully defined to find the best result as well as, assigning each criterion weights, creating a rating scale for each criterion, and ranking the alternatives. Anik and Baykoc , introduced a CPL as a type of DM problem to consider several variables. In this case, using an ANP is measured and chosen.…”

Extensible Model for Comparison of Expressiveness of Object-Oriented Programming Languages

“…Published studies tend to contain a deep analysis of one specific question or task, without covering the full breadth of language facilities [12]- [17]. Therefore, our goal is to fill this gap with a model that would be flexible enough to be applied to various object-oriented programming languages and that would cover a wide range of language facilities related to their expressiveness.…”

An AHP application to select software for engineering education

“…The following paragraph briefly describes the main evaluation methods. The interested reader can find a detailed comparison about these and other solutions in references .…”

“…On the other hand, the AHP developed by Satty is ease of implement, is visual because the goal, criteria, and alternatives have to be portrayed in a hierarchy tree, and allows handling both qualitative and quantitative multi‐criteria problems. The AHP and its general version of the analytic network process (ANP) that takes into account the dependency between criteria and alternatives are well known and widely used in practical applications. Because of the previous considerations and its simplicity with respect to its forms (Fuzzy‐AHP and ANP), we implement the AHP evaluation method for selecting software like Software Selection for Educational Engineering Simulations Section explains.…”