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Debugging Without Error Messages: How LLM Prompting Strategy Affects Programming Error Explanation Effectiveness

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Main Authors:	Salmon, Audrey, Hammer, Katie, Santos, Eddie Antonio, Becker, Brett A.
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Software Engineering Human-Computer Interaction
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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