Daily Video Notes and CB Quiz Check

# Daily Video 1

Use a development process to develop a program
Design a program and its user interface
A development process can be ordered and intentional or exploratory in nature
Common phases when developing a program: investigating and reflecting, designing, prototyping, testing
Requires refinement and revision based on feedback, testing, and reflection: may require revisiting phases
Break the project into smaller pieces and make sure each piece works before adding it to the whole. Investigate to determine requirements, constraints, concerns and interests of customer
Investigate by: collecting data through surveys, user testing, interviews, direct observations

Daily Video 2

When developing a program, it is important to cite and acknowledge code segments used from either another source or developed collaboratively
When acknowledging someone else, include the origin of code or authors name in the program documentation
Team of people usually work on a program by each focusing on different functional components
Each member’s work should be credited in program documentation
Sometimes credit is given with comments in the code
Many developers use code segments, procedures, algorithms made by others who aren’t part of the project so it is important to credit them
Daily Video 3
Describe the purpose of a code segment or program by writing documentation
Program documentation: a written description of the function of a code segment, event, procedure, or program and how it was developed EX: comments (don’t effect how the program runs)
Should actively document throughout development to help development as well as maintaining correct programs
Program documentation created to: describe the program, list specifications, describe different parts of the program, list of contributors
Document process: beginning: list specifications, during: keep track of progress, after: explain overall process
Documentation improves: programming process efficiency, ability to test and refine program.

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