Presentation

Question 1

Who do you face?

Answer 1

Your audience

Question 2

What do your project?

Answer 2

Your voice

Question 3

What must you wear?

Answer 3

Your contact lenses

Question 4

Avoid the words

Answer 4

Think, maybe

Question 5

Don’t be afraid to delve into

Answer 5

More detail

Question 6

Realize

Answer 6

The obvious.

Question 7

What are the properties of good code?

Answer 7

Correct, Efficient, Simple, Readable, and Maintainable

Question 8

What are five good approaches to coming up with an algorithm?

Answer 8

Examplify, Pattern Matching, Simplify and Generalize, Base Case and Build, Data Structure Brainstorm

Question 9

With edge cases, what should you take into consideration?

Answer 9

Check first, and check last. e.g. With a linked list, check how a function affects Head and how it affects the tail.

Question 10

Use lots of what?

Answer 10

Lots of space on the whiteboard. Use thin markers.

Question 11

What should you try to break?

Answer 11

You should try to break your code. Add test cases that you think may cause the program to fail. Add test cases that seem kind of random.