Comparative study for novice engineering programmer: C++ vs VBA programming languages / Syarifah Adilah Mohamed Yusoff, Saiful Nizam Warris and Mohd Saifulnizam Abu Bakar

Mohamed Yusoff, Syarifah Adilah and Warris, Saiful Nizam and Abu Bakar, Mohd Saifulnizam (2025) Comparative study for novice engineering programmer: C++ vs VBA programming languages / Syarifah Adilah Mohamed Yusoff, Saiful Nizam Warris and Mohd Saifulnizam Abu Bakar. Beyond Boundaries: The Multidimensional Horizons of E-Learning, 9. pp. 24-32. ISSN 9786299875550

Abstract

The programming language significantly enhances students' problem-solving abilities; nonetheless, constructing a program is a complex endeavour due to insufficient metacognitive methods and the challenge of rectifying syntax errors. VBA and C++ are both programming languages that covers all the fundamental features for novice programmers such as concept of declaration, input and output process and basic structure of programming such as sequence, selection and repetition. Descriptive survey has been done to 29 students in Degree of Civil Engineering to investigate the usability and compared the functionality of both languages in the learning process which consist of background, learning difficulties, practical applications, user experience and final thoughts. The outcome reveals that students have been more convenient with VBA for practical, beginner experience, ease of use and understand the concept to real-world problem solving. This result could serve as benchmarking on how to teach programming in a way novice can comprehend, thinking and learning in their perspective of studies.

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Item Type: Article
Creators:
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Mohamed Yusoff, Syarifah Adilah
syarifah.adilah@uitm.edu.my
Warris, Saiful Nizam
saifulwar@uitm.edu.my
Abu Bakar, Mohd Saifulnizam
mohdsaiful071@uitm.edu.my
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Chief Editor
Othman, Jamal
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Subjects: L Education > LG Individual institutions > Asia > Malaysia > Universiti Teknologi MARA > Pulau Pinang
L Education > LG Individual institutions > Asia > Malaysia > Universiti Teknologi MARA
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang > Permatang Pauh Campus
Journal or Publication Title: Beyond Boundaries: The Multidimensional Horizons of E-Learning
ISSN: 9786299875550
Volume: 9
Page Range: pp. 24-32
Keywords: Novice Programmer, Programming Language, Comparative
Date: March 2025
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/114782
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