Code Hunt Workshop – Day 1 Session 2

February 20, 2015
Judith Bishop and Willem Visser | Microsof Research, University of Stellenbosch

1st Code Hunt Workshop Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA Conference Room 99/1919 February 9-10, 2015 Goals of the workshop – To expose the state of the platform and data of Code Hunt and its underlying software, Pex (also called Smart Unit Tests now), and – To collectively decide on development work that can be done by all of us in the near future. Some topics of discussion We are already working on or proposing some exciting developments for Code Hunt – Hint generation from cloud data and symbolic execution – Evaluation of Java -> C# and the new Python -> C# translator – Distributed computing access to the data with the Orleans platform – Retiring the existing open zone, replacing it with a brand new game, and making all that data available on demand – A social experience for adding puzzles, sharing them and liking them – Levels that build on each other, which will require objects in the game – A course experience for teachers

Session 3 – Data Mining I 14:30Contest Analytics (45 mins) What we can learn from the data collected and how we do itJudith Bishop 15:15Model Counting for Test Coverage in Code Hunt (45 mins)Willem Visser 16:00Break 16:30Hint generation in Code Hunt (45 mins)Daniel Perelman

Speaker Details

Judith Bishop is director of computer science at Microsoft Research, where she works to create strong links between Microsoft’s research groups and universities worldwide. Her expertise is in programming languages and distributed systems, with a strong practical bias and an interest in compilers and design patterns. She initiated the Software Engineering Innovation Foundation (SEIF) and is currently working on a new way of running programs in browsers (especially F#) and on promoting programming on mobile phones with TouchDevelop. Judith has authored more than 95 publications, including 15 books on programming languages that are available in six languages. She serves frequently on international editorial, program, and award committees, and has received numerous awards and distinctions, including the IFIP Outstanding Service Award in 2009 and the IFIP Silver Core Award 2006 for service to the worldwide computer science community. She is a fellow of the British Computer Society, the Royal Society of South Africa, and many other prestigious bodies. Judith received her PhD from the University of Southampton.