1.6 Bug Blaster Vocab

Backpack

A place in the block-programming area where a programmer can choose code to save and take out later to use in another program

bugs

A flaw in a computer program that causes the program to produce an incorrect result or behavior.

collapse or

 expand blocks

When you right-click on an event handler and it gets reduced to 1 line of code or right click and return the code to its block form

comments

A place where the programmer shares a message about what he did in the code with others

compiler

A program that understands if a computer can “read” the code blocks and so it displays a warning count in the bottom left corner of the Blocks Viewer when it cannot

conditional statement

Part of a code that performs different actions depending on whether a condition is true or false or a yes/no answer

debug

The attempt to find and fix errors in computer hardware or programs

disable

disabled - the block is gray and “turned off” so that code is skipped

Do It

The Do It command helps you test your code one block at a time.

driver

The person who types the code into the computer during pair programming.

enable

enabled - the block is “turned on” so that block of code is included

error

An incorrect result produced by a computer program

incrementally

Build code a few chunks at a time and test before moving on

live programming

Changes made in a program update on the tablet using the MIT Inventor App

navigator

The person who reads the directions and reviews each line of code in a computer program as it is typed when two programmers are working together.

Pair programming

Two people working together to create a computer program. One person, called the driver, writes the code and explains the logic, while the other person, called the navigator, reviews it and gives feedback.