Abstract—Competency in computer programming is important not only for the benefit of organizations, industry, and technology, but also for undergraduate students’ performance at higher levels of computer science and, more generally, for software engineers. Due to the high importance of computer programming, the strengths and weaknesses of undergraduate students in this subject need to be identified. Weaknesses in particular need to be exposed and remedied to avoid carrying on students’ shortcomings to higher school levels or worse in the working environment as professionals. Consequently, this study developed an innovative system named Computer Programming Analyzer (CPA) to evaluate the development and performance of students during computer programming courses. The results showed that the students who participated in the guidance from the CPA could improve their computer programming ability. Moreover, the CPA could be used as a supplement tool for teachers or project leaders to check the progression in computer programming.

Index Terms—computer programming, software analyzer, diagnostic assessment, software engineering

Cite: Suchot Sinthsirimana and PatcharinPanjaburee, "A Development of Computer Programming Analyzer: A Case Study on PHP Programming Language," Journal of Industrial and Intelligent Information, Vol.1, No.3, pp. 160-164, September 2013. doi: 10.12720/jiii.1.3.160-164