Felienne Hermans
Felienne is a professor of Computer Science Education at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She also works as a high-school CS teacher one day a week at Open Schoolgemeenschap Bijlmer.
Felienne is the creator of the Hedy programming language, a gradual and multi-lingual programming language designed for teaching.
She is the author of “The Programmer’s Brain“, a book that helps programmers understand how their brain works and how to use it more effectively. In 2021, Felienne was awarded the Dutch Prize for ICT research. She also has a weekly column on BNR, a Dutch radio station.
Session
09-20
09:30
60min
Localization and translation of programming languages
Felienne Hermans
Most programming languages are in English, but why? And what does it entail to change that?
Main stage