Code EXPERT
An expert has the following skills:
Input from keyboard
Output to display
Decisions (IF...THEN...ELSE...)
Essential functions: modulus (%), ASC, ORD
Use of data types: integer, real, Boolean, character, string, casting
String manipulation
Common arithmetic operators (+, -, /, *, MOD, DIV)
Common Boolean operators (NOT, AND, OR)
Use of common libraries
Pro-Coder Rule #1: Use descriptive names for variables and sub-routines
Pro-Coder Rule #2: Convert repeated instructions into loops (condition and counter)
Pro-Coder Rule #3: Convert repeated functionality into sub-routines
Data input validation
Arrays or lists
Read and write to CSV files
A search and sort algorithm
Code using Object Orientation
Integrate with an appropriate database
Ability to debug syntax errors and create trace tables to find logic errors
Ability to search for solutions
Ability to search for problems
Document so that a 3rd person can understand the problem being solved and that the problem has been solved.
A key element for NEA success?
Own the problem you are going to solve.
Be interested in it.
Want to solve it.
x20 GCSE Python Coding WARM UP Challenges
REMEBER!
GCSE coding challenges are essentially:
Input some data from user
Process that data
Output the result to display and/or file
