1.6 bug blaster vovab

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 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 blocks at a time

driver

the person who types the code into the computer during pair progamming

enable

enabeled-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.