Ontology of programming resources for semantic searching of programming related materials on the Web

This paper discusses about the development of ontology for semantic searching of programming related materials on the Web. As today, more and more businesses as well as organizations have become computerized, thus programming or system development knowledge is becoming an added advantage for job seekers to have. However, teaching and learning programming has always been a challenge. Since programming need more practical aptitude rather than theoretical, classroom learning is not enough to groom good programmers. Hence, supplementary materials would need to be explored by students and one common source of these materials is the Internet. However, looking for suitable materials among the abundance information on the Internet is not that easy especially to novice users. Therefore, this research explores the concept of Semantic Web in assisting user search. In this research, ontology will be developed along with a website to help students and lecturers to find online information and materials related to programming.