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MakeCode and CODAL: Intuitive and efficient embedded systems programming for education

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MakeCode and CODAL: Intuitive and efficient embedded systems programming for education. / Devine, James; Finney, Joe; De Halleux, Peli et al.
ACM SIGPLAN Notices. Vol. 53 6. ed. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018. p. 19-30.

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Devine, J, Finney, J, De Halleux, P, Moskal, M, Ball, T & Hodges, S 2018, MakeCode and CODAL: Intuitive and efficient embedded systems programming for education. in ACM SIGPLAN Notices. 6 edn, vol. 53, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 19-30. https://doi.org/10.1145/3211332.3211335

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Devine, J., Finney, J., De Halleux, P., Moskal, M., Ball, T., & Hodges, S. (2018). MakeCode and CODAL: Intuitive and efficient embedded systems programming for education. In ACM SIGPLAN Notices (6 ed., Vol. 53, pp. 19-30). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3211332.3211335

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Devine J, Finney J, De Halleux P, Moskal M, Ball T, Hodges S. MakeCode and CODAL: Intuitive and efficient embedded systems programming for education. In ACM SIGPLAN Notices. 6 ed. Vol. 53. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2018. p. 19-30 doi: 10.1145/3211332.3211335

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Devine, James ; Finney, Joe ; De Halleux, Peli et al. / MakeCode and CODAL : Intuitive and efficient embedded systems programming for education. ACM SIGPLAN Notices. Vol. 53 6. ed. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018. pp. 19-30

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