Community-Oriented Programming through Instant Messaging

Programming for end users is difficult due to lack of incentive and accessible low barrier tools. We propose to address both of these issues through a community-oriented approach to programming. With millions of users already using instant messaging, it is natural to build a programming environment that leverages the existing community amongst users. Thus we provide an automated agent that users can interact with to learn programming concepts. Through this approach a diverse population will have incentive and no extra required tools to experiment with programming concepts in a communal environment