Press

Sometimes people write, blog, post, or talk about me or my research, I try to keep a list here.
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2024

• Coolcat Teacher Podcast, on Hedy
• Parenting Understood Podcast, on Hedy

2023

• Hedy, a progressive programming language for kids, Once a maintainer, on Hedy and open source
• ‘If you learn how AI works, you can adjust your choices accordingly’, Holland Herald, on my research and the impact of software on the world
• Stilleven, met de stofzuiger als huisdier, Netwerk Mediawijsheid, on Hedy (Dutch)
• ‘Weten hoe programmeren werkt, maakt je veel weerbaarder tegen onzinnige ideeën’, Parool, on my research
• Candid Conversations Podcast, on Hedy and open source
• Jan Willem Start Op, Interview on Radio 2 about the new EU AI Act (Dutch)
• Theo Maassen, denk eens aan deze Zomergasten: Rami, Cynthia en Felienne, Volkskrant, on Hedy (Dutch)
• De macht van het scherm, BNR Big Five, on various topics surrounding the power of software and software companies (Dutch)
• ‘Wilt u 50 euro extra betalen voor een mens? Toets 1’, Volkskrant, On ChatGPT’s impact on society (Dutch)
• Risico’s van de AI-oorlog en een stukje metaverse voor kinderen, BNR Nexus, on various tech topics (Dutch)
• Verbieden of juist omarmen, die tekstrobot in het onderwijs?, NRC, on ChatGPT in education (Dutch)
• BNR Werkverkenners, BNR, on ChatGPT (Dutch)

2022

• Felienne Hermans appointed professor Computer Science Education, VU, on my appointment
• Vrouwen in tech, lootboxes en Apple’s auto, BNR nieuwsradio, on women in tech (Dutch)
• Zelfs doorgewinterde developers kunnen leren beter te programmeren, Tweakers, on my book and Hedy (Dutch)
• Best Practices for Naming Variables: What the Research Shows, the New Stack, on my NWIT talk.
• Programmeren als schoolvak naast wiskunde en Engels, BNR nieuwsradio, on Hedy and teaching programming to everyone (Dutch)

2021

• Verplicht leren programmeren, Pictio podcast, on programming education (Dutch)
• De wereld van leren programmeren, Wondere Wereld, on Hedy (Dutch)

2020

• Une scientifique propose un nouveau langage de programmation pour enseigner aux enfants le codage informatique, Developpez, On Hedy (French)
• Scientist Proposes a New Programming Language For Teaching Coding (and Python), SlashDot, On Hedy.
• Kinderen verantwoord afleiden tijdens het thuiswerken? Leer ze programmeren!, Universiteit Leiden, On Hedy. (Dutch/English)
• Goed in talen? Dan ben je waarschijnlijk ook goed in programmeren, NewScientist, On my research into reading code aloud (Dutch)
• When Spreadsheets Attack!, Stand-up Maths, On my spreadsheet work

2019

• I&I Conferentie, KomensyPost, On a talk I gave (Dutch)
• Highlights from StrangeLoop, TwoSigma, On my Strangeloop talk
• Met programmeren kun je niet vroeg genoeg beginnen, Kennisnet Podcast, On my research (Dutch)
• Wildgroei aan techniekpromotie kan ook averechts werken, AG Connect, Interviewed as expert on programming education (Dutch)
• The mission of Felienne Hermans, Leiden University, On my new research group.

2017

• Innovatieve TU-docente wint SURF Onderwijsaward, AD, On my SURF award (Dutch)
• Kinderen leren programmeren, Delft op Zondag, On programming for kids.(Dutch)
• Programming is Writing is Programming, Channel 9. On programming for kids.
• Wat als we iedereen leren programmeren, BNR Nieuwsradio (Dutch)
• Daring vision and innovation for extraordinary results in Educate the World Screenshot
• Seeing Programming Where Other People Don’t with Felienne Hermans, Greater than code podcast. On all my research from spreadsheets to Scratch.
• Programmeren op je gevoel, Carla Desain in Vives Magazine. On programming for visually impaired children (Dutch) PDF

• Software Engineering for Kids, and with spreadsheets, that’s Felienne. AmsXtech Medium. On all my research from spreadsheets to Scratch.
• ‘Scheikunde is ouderwets.’ Daarom dus nu codeerkunde in NRC. On the MOOC for kids (Dutch)
• Online cursus levert nieuwe inzichten op in leergedrag kinderen in Nationale Onderwijsgids. On the MOOC for kids (Dutch)
• Online cursus programmeren levert nieuwe inzichten op in leergedrag kinderen in Emerce. On the MOOC for kids (Dutch)
• Online cursus programmeren levert nieuwe inzichten op in leergedrag kinderen in Delft op Zondag. On the MOOC for kids (Dutch)

2016

• Spreadsheets are dead, long live reactive programming environments!, Stencila Blog. Links to my Strangeloop talk.
• From Gamification to Blended Learning, Quadraad. On my MOOC and experiences with Flipping the Classroom
• Exploring Code Smells in code written by Children with Dr. Felienne, Hanselminutes podcast. On my Scratch research
• Code met een luchtje eraan: Onderzoek toont aan hoe belangrijk het is om netjes te programmeren, Vives. On my Scratch research
• Online Learning, hiidenranta personal blog. On Expector
• Excel is dead. Long live Excel, Acuity. On my spreadsheet research
• Functional Excel and Graphical Languages, Channel 9, On my spreadsheet research
• Online cursus ‘data analysis’ is beste onderwijsinnovatieproject in Europa, Nationale Onderwijsgids On my Wharton Award. (Dutch)
• Onderwijsprijs voor online cursus Felienne Hermans, Emerce On my Wharton Award (Dutch)
• Education award for Felienne Hermans’ online course, TU Delft. On my Wharton Award

2015

• Gratis bijspijkeren, C Stories. On the Excel MOOC (Dutch)
• Interview Neo4J PodCast, Neo4J PodCast. On using Neo4J
• Applying Software Engineering Methods to Spreadsheets, InfoQ, On my spreadsheet research
• #tweetprop, Sara Polak’s personal blog. On my idea to tweet PhD propositions
• Het laptopcollege kan niet zonder echte docenten, NRC. On Flipping the Classroom (Dutch)

• Excel-les aan the hele wereld (Dutch), ComputerIdee (On the MOOC)
• 21 things you should know about VLOOKUP, ExcelJet (On the VLOOKUP paper)
• Spreadsheets are graphs too, Neo4J Blog (On using Neo4J for spreadsheet analysis)
• Spreadsheets are code, Coding the Markets (On my research in general)
• Spreadsheets – 90+ million End User Programmers With No Comment Tracking or Version Control, Balisage Conference (On my dissertation work and Enron paper)
• A testing time for spreadsheets, Financial Times Podcast (On the Enron paper)
• Spreadsheets are code: EuSpRIG conference, ScraperWiki Blog (On my research in general)
• Spreadsheets Are An Awesome Functional Programming Tool, Lucas Reis Personal Blog (On my research in general)
• New thinking on spreadsheets, IT Director (On my research in general)
• Enron becomes unlikely data source for computer science researchers, phys.org (On the Enron paper)
• Teaching Excel and data analysis—one professor’s efforts to prepare students for today’s careers, Office Blog (on the MOOC)

• A university professor looks to teach the lost art of Microsoft Excel, WinBeta (on the MOOC)
• Stupid errors in spreadsheets could lead to Britain’s next corporate disaster, Telegraph. On the Enron case. PDF
• Companies could lose billions because of crappy spreadsheets, Business Insider. On the Enron case

2014

• Things I learned at Open Data Festival, OpenSource.com (On applying SE techniques to spreadsheet analysis)
• Why Spreadsheets Stink — and 4 Ways to Improve Them, GovTech (On spreadsheet smell detection and refactoring)
• Strata Highlights, GovTech (On my Strata talk)
• Who is testing the spreadsheets?, YouTube (On spreadsheet testing)
• New visualization tools can spot weaknesses in error-prone spreadsheets, TechTarget (On my Strata talk)

2013

• DDDBE meetup #2 – Legacy Inferno, Tom’s ramblings (On a presentation I gave on my PhD work at DDDBE)
• Recensie boek: Flip your classroom, ICT Nieuws (Dutch) (I reviewed a book on the flipped classroom)
• Implementing a Turing machine in Excel, BoingBoing (On the Excel Turing Machine)
• Infotron: Felienne Hermans Embraces Errors, Shows How to Solve the Spreadsheets Problem, technet (On my dissertation and company)
• SchoolTV (On the First Lego League)
• =Spreadsheets(Business, Risico), Bits & Chips (On spreadsheet testing)
• Twitter op de TU, TU Delta (On the use of Twitter during my PhD defense)
• PigData, CommonAccord (On my Strata Keynote)

2012

• Supporting Professional Spreadsheet Users by Generating Leveled Dataflow Diagrams, Never Work Theory (On the ICSE 2011 paper)