Integrated Development Enviroment

Integrated Development Enviroment

1. Translators

   • what translates human language into machine code and vise versa
     • high level code is code that is similar to human languaghes
     • low level code is code that is similar to machine code and far away from the human
   • Interpreter
     • starts right away and lets you see the results
     • slower to run as it translates line by line
   • Complier
     • Quicker to run once running
     • Unable to fix mistakes and takes time to translate all the instructions
   • Assembler
     • converts between assembly and machine code
     • only translates assembly code

2. Source Code Editor

   • Colour Coding
   • Bracket Matching

3. Auto Documentation

   • Notes the modules and variables used
   • Collates into a text file that can be used by other developers

4. Run time Enviroment

   • Gives access to software libraries
   • Allows you to run the code without effecting the PC

5. Debugger

   • Detects errors
   • Tells what error it is