A Shared Intelligent Programming Environment on the Internet

This paper discusses the concepts and methodology of INTELLITUTOR II, which is a shared intelligent integrated programming environment for learning C programming on the Internet. Through the demonstration of INTELLITUTOR II we are trying to propose a useful framework of Distance Learning, as a case study. INTELLITUTOR II consists of GUIDE, ALPUS II and a C environment as an integrated environment, and is implemented as a server-client system on the Internet. By means of an usual WWW browser users are allowed to share the every function of the system without the limitations of distance, time and facilities at low cost. The server system consists of a Web server, an ALPUS II server and a C server. The service includes reading C documents, editing C programs with guide and help functions, detecting logical bugs by means of a knowledge-based program understander ALPUS II, compiling the program and executing it with the C environment. This service should covers not only supporting classroom-oriented education for novice C programmers but also such persons who want to learn advanced level of C programming. Although in the early stage of the project the system has demonstrated some interesting features and has shown useful hints in realizing Distance Learning.