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Stepwise Source, a Supporting Tool for Source Code Demonstration Santos, João Costa Neto, Alvaro Henriques, Pedro Rangel Computer Programming Education Source Code Demonstration Education Technology The difficulties in teaching and learning computer programming remain a pressing issue to this day. Several studies and tools have been developed over the years to tackle this challenge from many different points-of-view. One of the biggest tools an educator has to support him in a classroom is the progressive explanation of how a source code is constructed and what effects each of its parts has on the overall result. Attempts to translate this live-directed tool to an on-line experience is usually time-consuming and lacking in features. In order to tackle this concern, a tool to create piecewise source code writing demonstrations was developed - Stepwise Source. The main idea behind this application is to allow step-by-step explanation of a source code construction, along with any relevant annotations and automatically assessed challenges that an educator may add. By providing a dynamic platform for both students and lecturers, this software aims to improve the teaching and learning of computer programming, while trying to imitate the information flow of a live lecture, with the added benefit of student-directed pace of explanation. Through interactive guidance and automated assessment, this tool has the potential to foster a deeper understanding of computational principles and promote proficiency in programming skills. Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik João Santos and Alvaro Costa Neto and Pedro Rangel Henriques 2025 Is Part Of OASIcs, Volume 135, 14th Symposium on Languages, Applications and Technologies (SLATE 2025) InProceedings Text doc-type:ResearchArticle publishedVersion application/pdf doi:10.4230/OASIcs.SLATE.2025.10 urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-236906 https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.SLATE.2025.10 eng https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode