Utilize smartphones to bring software development to everyone

## No laptop, no problem?
 Utilize smartphones to bring software development to "everyone"
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 # Background
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 ## Bachelor Thesis
 Enhancing the Resilience of Software Engineering Courses by Implementing Continuous Education using Smartphones Exemplified at a Rural College
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 ## Resilience
 - school closures due to COVID-19 restrict access to computer lab at college
 - cannot attend class due to personal/technical problems
 - enhance location- and time-independency
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 ## Continous Education
 - learning material is online available at any time
 - students can continue their journey even if semester is over
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 ## The course(s)
 - 2nd year - Java fundamentals (multiple small assignments)
 - 3rd year - Java OOP (project based)
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 # The challenges
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 ## Availability of laptops and/or desktop computers
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 <img class="r-stretch" src="/assets/img/2022-07-13-utilize-smartphones-to-bring-software-development-to-everyone/access-to-computer-internet.png" />
 National Sample Survey KI Education 75th Round
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 <img class="r-stretch" src="/assets/img/2022-07-13-utilize-smartphones-to-bring-software-development-to-everyone/access-to-personal-device.png" />
 Survey among students of 2nd and 3rd year (B-Tech)
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 ## Let's use smartphones
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 ## The plan in 2021
 Set up was completely remotely
 - Learning platform - Moodle
 - Communication - Slack
 - Classes and submission reviews - Zoom
 - Practicing - Android apps & web services
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 ## Internet connection and power
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 <img class="r-stretch" src="/assets/img/2022-07-13-utilize-smartphones-to-bring-software-development-to-everyone/daily-internet-data-limit.png" />
 Survey among students of 3rd and 4th year (B-Tech)
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 ## Internet connection and power
 - Limited mobile data per day while having remote classes all day long
 - Unstable internet connection or no mobile data
 - Power cuts
 - Even worse during rainy season
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 > Due to slow internet connection, I could not attend the class.
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 > Today, because of rain, I lost network, so I did not attend the class.
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 > The net is all over, I tried to join, but it disconnects constantly Raimund.
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 ## Reactions
 - Class recordings
 - Explanation videos of Java concepts
 - Android apps should also work offline
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 ## Android apps
 - [Sololearn](https://www.sololearn.com/)
 - [Spck Code Editor](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.spck)
 - [Java N-IDE](https://github.com/shenghuntianlang/java-n-IDE-for-Android)
 - Most apps require internet connection, due to code compiling on remote servers
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 > I prefer recordings, I can watch as often as I need.
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 Submission reviews are also a challenge in a remote setup due to connection issues, and often background noises due to lack of a quiet learning environment.
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 ## Placements > Skill development
 (my personal opinion)
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 > Some selected students are at college now, due to placement trainings.
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 > Your class is the only one where we have to do practical programming.
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 > Fastly they complete the syllabus, but only theoretically.
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 ## Programming on a Smartphone
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 Students mentioned that they struggle with the small screen size and that the virtual keyboard covers most of the screen when active.
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 > It is also hard to type and time-consuming compared to a laptop and/or computer.
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 One student streamed the content of his smartphone to his TV and connected a bluetooth keyboard.
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 > Laptop is more convenient for practical usage like programming, maybe because I am used to it.
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 During the SSIs, 2nd year students mentioned that in their opinion, all assignments are solvable using a smartphone.
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 During the SSIs, 3rd year students mentioned that in their opinion, the Java assignments are difficult to solve using a smartphone. They mentioned that smaller assignments which include less code would be easily solvable, but assignments that include more code and more (Java-) files are hard and timeconsuming to solve using a smartphone.
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 Android apps often do not support the large feature set like on desktop IDEs (e.g. debugging, intellisense, ...).
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 > On laptop we have more features to do the programming.
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 ## Small summary
 - Lack of physical keyboard and small screen size was mentioned the most
 - Students can participate using only Smartphones
 - Assignments must be designed appropriately
 - Only few Android apps that run entirely offline exist
 - Android apps are not as feature rich as desktop IDEs
 - Recording classes, explanation videos, and providing learning material online helps reach students
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 ## At least we could continue practicing programming also during school closures and without laptops!
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 ## 2022
 - I quit my job
 - Now I am in India
 - Created a new course for 4th year students
 - GitHub + Git on [Termux](https://github.com/termux) + [Java N-IDE](https://github.com/shenghuntianlang/java-n-IDE-for-Android)
 - GitHub + [Spck Code Editor](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.spck) (integrated Git client)
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 ## 2022
 - New 1st year students
 - ~30% have a laptop
 - Limited internet availability (at college and mobile data)
 - Power cuts
 - Computer labs
 - Live coding sessions
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 <img class="r-stretch" src="/assets/img/2022-07-13-utilize-smartphones-to-bring-software-development-to-everyone/github-workshop.jpg" />
 Workshop on Git and GitHub
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 <img class="r-stretch" src="/assets/img/2022-07-13-utilize-smartphones-to-bring-software-development-to-everyone/swag.jpg" />
 Thanks <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mvkaran/" target="_blank">Karan M.V.</a> and <a href="https://github.com/" target="_blank">GitHub</a> for swag!
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 ## References
 - [NSS 75th round](https://www.thehinducentre.com/resources/article30980071.ece/binary/KI_Education_75th_Final_compressed.pdf)
 - [Telecom Statistics India](https://dot.gov.in/sites/default/files/Telecom%20Statistics%20India-2019.pdf)
 - [Households with computer in the euro area](https://www.statista.com/statistics/748551/worldwidehouseholds-with-computer/)
 - [Rural households with internet access in the euro area](https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?query=BOOKMARK_DS-053754_QID_68B6462B_UID_-3F171EB0&layout=TIME,C,X,0;GEO,L,Y,0;UNIT,L,Z,0;HHTYP,L,Z,1;INDICATORS,C,Z,2;&zSelection=DS-053754HHTYP,HH_DEG3;DS-053754UNIT,PC_HH;DS-053754INDICATORS,OBS_FLAG;&rankName1=UNIT_1_2_-1_2&rankName2=HHTYP_1_2_-1_2&rankName3=INDICATORS_1_2_-1_2&rankName4=TIME_1_0_0_0&rankName5=GEO_1_2_0_1&sortC=ASC_-1_FIRST&rStp=&cStp=&rDCh=&cDCh=&rDM=true&cDM=true&footnes=false&empty=false&wai=false&time_mode=NONE&time_most_recent=false&lang=EN&cfo=%23%23%23%2C%23%23%23.%23%23%23)
 - [Urban households with internet access in the euro area](https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?query=BOOKMARK_DS-053754_QID_-53411C72_UID_-3F171EB0&layout=TIME,C,X,0;GEO,L,Y,0;UNIT,L,Z,0;HHTYP,L,Z,1;INDICATORS,C,Z,2;&zSelection=DS-053754HHTYP,HH_DEG1;DS-053754UNIT,PC_HH;DS-053754INDICATORS,OBS_FLAG;&rankName1=UNIT_1_2_-1_2&rankName2=HHTYP_1_2_-1_2&rankName3=INDICATORS_1_2_-1_2&rankName4=TIME_1_0_0_0&rankName5=GEO_1_2_0_1&sortC=ASC_-1_FIRST&rStp=&cStp=&rDCh=&cDCh=&rDM=true&cDM=true&footnes=false&empty=false&wai=false&time_mode=NONE&time_most_recent=false&lang=EN&cfo=%23%23%23%2C%23%23%23.%23%23%23)
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