Programming

Programming

by Angel Ligon

​Vocabulary

​Integrated Development Environment (IDE) - Software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development.​​

Programming - process of creating a set of instructions that tell a computer how to perform a task.

​Code - Written instructions for the computer.

​Algorithms - process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.

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​Vocabulary

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​Variable - Placeholders for values a program needs to use.

​Abstraction - reduce complexity by removing unnecessary information.

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​Vocabulary

​Functions/Procedures/Method - Sections of code that will be executed only when they are called by the main program. Block of organized, reusable code that is used to perform a single, related action. Reduce repetitive lines of code.

​Call - Code telling the interpreter or compiler to execute a function or method defined elsewhere.

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​Vocabulary

Sequence - an arrangement of two or more things in a successive order.

​Iteration - repeating steps, or instructions , over and over again.​​​

Syntax error -A mistake in typed code that violates the rules of the programming language.

​Debugging - Finding and fixing problems in your algorithm or program.

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​Karel-Programming

​World is a grid with lines that are called walls. They are the borders of the world and sometimes appear in the wall.

​Example: 3x3 Grid

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​Karel-Programming

​Rows are streets; horizontal.

​​Columns are avenues; vertical.

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​Commands has no spaces, exact

capitalization, and ending is ();

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​Example commands:

​move();

​turnLeft();

Karel uses a compass to navigate the screen​