Programming: implementation tools, IDE, maintenance & error types

By the end you should be able to (NSSCO Computer Studies 4.5):

• Develop (a) simple program(s) OR mobile application(s) OR any other solution like macros within a spreadsheet or database
• Select implementation tools according to the complexity of the problem to be solved. An implementation tool can be one or a combination of the following: programming language, query language, macro facilities, program (code) generators
• Design and implement a graphical user interface (GUI) or any other interface
• Translate each step of the algorithm into an instruction a computer can understand
• Describe and apply the following to facilitate the maintenance of programs: use of comments in program codes, distinguish between variables and constants, meaningful identifier names (variables, constants, programs, functions, etc.), program indentation
• Use the following facilities offered by the IDE: code editing, debugging tools
• Demonstrate an understanding of the usefulness of functions and procedures; use built-in functions and procedures available within the application selected
• Use macros or a query language to apply the following: add new records, delete records, retrieve records, update records
• Use test strategies to evaluate programs developed
• Describe and give examples of the following types of programming errors: syntax errors (compilation errors), runtime errors, logic errors
• Select and apply suitable test data for the developed programs