Complex Variables and Game Mechanics · Algorithms & Programming

Debugging Complex Systems

Developing systematic approaches to identifying and fixing errors in multi-layered scripts.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do we isolate a specific bug in a program with hundreds of lines of code?
  2. 2What are the trade-offs between fixing a bug and rewriting the logic from scratch?
  3. 3How can peer code reviews improve the robustness of a system?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Computing - Programming and AlgorithmsKS2: Computing - Computational Thinking
Year: Year 6
Subject: Computing
Unit: Complex Variables and Game Mechanics
Period: Algorithms & Programming

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