Strategies for Teaching Programming to Meet New Challenges: State of the Art

Computer programming is responsible for every interaction between humans and computers whether it is about creating web applications, optimizing the GPS software, processing document in a text editor, using various social networks, Internet banking, etc. Computer programming shouldn’t be looked just as a tool, but as a way of seeing the world based on the idea of dividing tasks into smaller subtasks. In general wave of unemployment and the constant search for employment, according to business requirements, employers' requirements for computer programmers are one of the few constant. It is easy to notice that many of the job competitions, such as for computer programming jobs, are often repeated because the need for programmers exceeds market supplies. This paper provides an overview of the relevant literature and research on new trends and strategies concerning initial teaching of programming.