Computer programming is one of fundamental areas in engineering. As comput￾ers have permeated our modern lives, it has been increasingly more attractive to
write programs to make these machines work for us. Only a couple of decades ago,
a computer course was the first time that a student met with a computer. Today,
a standard first-year undergraduate student has at least ten years of experience on
using programs and diverse software on their desktops, laptops, and smart phones.
But, interestingly, when it comes to writing programs in addition to using them,
programming courses and materials considered in those mandatory practical hours
remain as “difficult stuff” for many students, who are even experts in using their
technological gadgets.