Integrated Development Environment

Integrated Development Environment

1. Translators

   • Compiler
     • Translates high level code to machine code
       • High level code
         • A code using parts of the English language in order to make it easier for humans to debug and understand the code
     • Translates the whole set of instructions all at once then passes it to the CPU
     • Advantages
       • Takes less memory
       • Runs faster
     • Disadvantages
       • Extra preparation time
       • If there's a mistake, you have to search through the list of errors at eth bottom to figure out how to fix it
   • Interpreter
     • Translates the code line by line, passing each line to the CPU after being translated
     • Advantages
       • No prep time
       • Able to stop the code once a translation mistake has been made, allowing you to edit your translation line by line
     • Disadvantages
       • Takes more memory than the compiler
       • Takes longer to run
   • Assembler
     • Translates assembly code to binary and visa versa
     • Transaltes from one low level code to another

2. Source code editor

   • Organises the code
     • Indentatation
     • Colour coding
     • Bracket matching
     • Syntax checking (SPaG checking)

3. Error diagnostics and debugger

   • Identifies errors in the code and compiles errors in a list at the bottom of the code
     • E.g in python errors are highlighted in red with some indication of how to fix the error

4. Run-time environment

   • Allows the code to be ran during development
     • Advantages
       • Can check for errors whilst it's being developed so it's easier to find them
       • Can check the code runs as wanted