2.2 Programming Techniques

2.2 Programming Techniques

1. Errors

   • Run Time Error: More difficult to spot as it can run a program without reporting an error. E.g. runs but Doesn’t give an output. Or the program hangs or Becomes inactive
   • Logic Error: The program is written to do something other than what the programmer intended Eg Resetting only the first 9 elements in an array instead of all 10.
   • Syntax Error: An error in the rules / grammar of the language Eg missing colon / spelling mistake

2. Data Types

   • Flow: Number with a decimal point
   • Integer: Without a decimal point.
   • String: A series of character/test
   • Data/Time: Date and time in any format
   • Boolean: Yes no, true false