4.2 · Lesson 4 of 4
Integrated development environments (IDEs)
Syllabus 4.2.5
What this lesson covers
- Describe the features of an IDE
Key vocabulary
- IDE
- Integrated development environment: software with the tools needed to write, translate, run, test and debug code.
- Code editor
- Where code is written and edited, with tools such as line numbers and syntax highlighting.
- Run-time environment
- Lets the program be run and tested inside the IDE.
- Error diagnostics
- Highlights errors and reports them with line numbers.
- Auto-completion
- Suggests and fills in keywords and names as the programmer types.
- Auto-correction
- Automatically corrects common mistakes, such as misspelled keywords.
- Prettyprint
- Formats code with consistent indentation, spacing and colour, so it's easier to read.
- Breakpoint
- A marked line where the program pauses, so variables can be checked.
Check your learning
- Quick check: 4 questions
- Key vocabulary test: 8 terms
- Activity 1: Features and errors · 8 questions
- Activity 2: IDE quiz · 8 questions
- Activity 3: Syntax, logic or runtime error? · drag and drop