Chapter 7: Creative Development

Software tools

Software tools

________ can be used to generate a sample or functioning prototype before investing time and money in a "ready to sell "version, depending on the desired objective.

overall software system

The ________ is built piece by piece, or incrementally, until completed.

Output

________ can include writing to a file for use by another program, displaying a message or image on a device, playing a song or video, or printing a 3D object, among others.

Creativity

________ is a way to express your personal ideas, color combinations, fonts, wording, and images, among countless other options.

Collaboration

________ has many benefits in the software development world.

Consensus building

________ is an important process and skill, and newly formed teams often go to workshops to develop or improve their communication and ________ skill set.

Technology

________ makes it possible to collaborate with people in a variety of locations even if you are programming for yourself or a smaller organization.

Input

________ is data provided to the program by someone using it, through a sensor, a file of data, a microphone, an image, or some other method.

GPS

Computing innovations can be a physical device, such as the ________, or a virtual one, such as MapQuest or Google Earth.

Overflow errors

________ occur in computers when an integer is larger than the programming language can hold.

Event driven

________ programming relies on an event to occur to trigger code to run.

Syntax errors

________ deal with things like punctuation or missing parentheses) (and typos.

development process

A(n) ________ helps individuals and teams bring their ideas to fruition.

Pair programming

________ is one commonly used method to help facilitate collaboration as well as create correct code.

investigative phase

The ________ provides information about what the project should do.

Documentation

________ is so useful when you either return later to modify the code or a team member has to pick up your code and understand what it is doing to successfully make modifications.

Runtime errors

________ do not cause an error at compile time but occur when the program is executing.

Modules Designers

________ will often group features of an application that belong together into a module or component.

team members

Communication among ________ is crucial as they program separate modules that will need to work together for the total solution.

User interface Designing

________ how someone uses the software is the key to its success and the speed with which it may be adopted.

incremental development process

A(n) ________ breaks the pieces of the program into smaller sections.

Prototyping

Prototyping is a very effective process, especially when working with users on design or a new technology they will use

Debugging

Debugging means finding and correcting errors in your program

Computer Science

is full of opportunities to be creative

Creativity

is a way to express your personal ideas, color combinations, fonts, wording, and images, among countless other options.

Software tools

can be used to generate a sample or functioning prototype before investing time and money in a "ready to sell" version, depending on the desired objective.

Computer artifacts

are anything created by a person using a computer.

Computing innovations

can be a physical device, such as the GPS, or a virtual one, such as MapQuest or Google Earth.

Collaboration

has many benefits in the software development world.

Consensus building

is an important process and skill, and newly formed teams often go to workshops to develop or improve their communication and consensus building skill set.

Pair programming

is one commonly used method to help facilitate collaboration as well as create correct code.

development process

helps individuals and teams bring their ideas to fruition.

traditional process

similar to an outline or timeline a person might follow, or an approach that is more “trial and error” or exploratory in nature.

Investigation

To comprehend the issue, this phase involves research.

Design

This phase involves taking the requirements identified and creating some form and functionality around them.

Brainstorming

This is a process of identifying as many ideas as possible without commenting or evaluating them until the process is done.

Storyboarding

This process is used in many fields, such as making videos as well as game design.

Modules

Designers will often group features of an application that belong together into a module or component.

User interface

Designing how someone uses the software is the key to its success and the speed with which it may be adopted.

Testing strategy

It may sound strange to think of testing this early in the process.

Prototyping

is a very effective process, especially when working with users on design or a new technology they will use.

Lines of code

written in a programming language make up a software program.

Sections of the code

are sometimes referred to as a code segment.

Segments

work together to perform a certain function.

Input

is data provided to the program by someone using it, through a sensor, a file of data, a microphone, an image, or some other method.

Event-driven

programming relies on an event to occur to trigger code to run.

Output

can include writing to a file for use by another program, displaying a message or image on a device, playing a song or video, or printing a 3D object, among others.

Testing

should also ensure that all features work in the way the user needs them to.

Debugging

means finding and correcting errors in your program.

Syntax errors

deal with things like punctuation or missing parentheses ( ) and typos.

Runtime errors

do not cause an error at compile time but occur when the program is executing.

Logic errors

occur when the program produces unexpected results.

Overflow errors

occur in computers when an integer is larger than the programming language can hold.

iterative development process

is a repetitive one.

incremental development process

breaks the pieces of the program into smaller sections.

Program documentation

is the “guide” to how the program is designed to work.

Documentation

is so useful when you either return later to modify the code or a team member has to pick up your code and understand what it is doing to successfully make modifications.