ROBA33
Module 33: Debugging Code (Optional)
Outcome
Use common coding techniques to enhance code elegance and debug errors.
Indicators
(a) Discuss the concept of elegance in coding.
(b) Improve the elegance of existing code by simplifying, improving efficiency and enhancing code readability.
(c) Create internal documentation (e.g., inline comments and header comments) for a program.
(d) Discuss different types of errors (e.g., syntax, semantic and runtime) and their impacts on program execution.
(e) Discuss common steps for debugging code.
(f) Identify and correct errors in a program.
(g) Develop testing procedures, such as outputting values during execution, to debug programs.
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R010094
Makeblock mBot Educational Robot Kit. Explorer Kits
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Media and Formats : Kit
Price : Free
Record posted/updated: May 30, 2022
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Media and Formats : Kit
Price : $74.99 USD
Record posted/updated: May 30, 2022
R002853
Learn Robotics Programming: Build and Control Autonomous Robots Using Raspberry Pi 3 and Python
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $52.83
Record posted/updated: February 28, 2024
R021515
Visual Basic in Easy Steps(6th ed.)
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $15.99
Record posted/updated: December 8, 2021
R010096
Parallax Boe-Bot Robot Kit USB
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Media and Formats : Kit
Price : Free
Record posted/updated: May 30, 2022
R013035
Python.org
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Media and Formats : Website
Price : Free
free
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R002410
Arduino Starter Kit. Skill Level Beginner
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Media and Formats : Kit
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: May 30, 2022
R010617
Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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Media and Formats : Website
Price : Free
free
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022