There seems to be a trend on various websites to award users "badges" to keep track of progress. Other than the rationale that "everyone is doing it this days so it must serve a purpose", do any of the edu-sig readers have experience with using "badges" or similar tricks to encourage learning when it comes to programming beginners?
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