Prework mod 2. Flashcards
what is stack overflow?
platform to assist coding q &A
what is Dev.to?
where coders share, stay up to date and grow their careers
what is medium?
where you can explore stories, thinking and expertise from writers on any topic
what is a growth mindset?
learning results from hardwork, training and practice. Talents and ability develop thru effort and persistence.
what is computational thinking?
understanding a complex problem by breaking it into smaller parts and then developing solutions.
are the four cornerstones of computational thinking?
decomposition
pattern recognition
abstraction
testing / debugging alogorithms
what is a code snippett?
a portion of code
what is decomposition?
breaking down problems into smaller tasks
what is pattern recognition?
finding patterns to solve problems
what is abstraction?
focusing on our target; ignoring other distractions ( irrelevant)
what is an event trigger?
completion of one event causes trigger for next event
what is a conditional statement?
indicates what to do with different conditions etc…
what is debugging?
changing our algorithym when we find a mistake in our pseudocode
what is a loop?
same condition ; use loops to repeat something over and over till condition met
what is agile ( sw dev)?
helps developers handle change and uncertainty during development
