tools

Objectives

• Introduce the git and IntelliJ workflow
• Work through last week's homework together
• Resubmit our homework using our new git and IntelliJ workflow
• Talk about our problem solving toolkit
• Intro the homework for this week

Tools

Software writing / debugging tools

• IntelliJ
• git / GitHub
• API docs

The tools that our language gives us

• if / else
• switches
• loops
• arrays
• lists
• methods
• classes
• enums

Problem solving toolkit

• Understand the problem
• Break the problem down in smaller pieces
• Know what your inputs are and what you expect to output
• Write it down (in english or another spoken language!)
• Start with what you know
• Identify a first step
• Make a diagram or draw it out
• Start with a simple test case
• Good code style and formatting!
• See a working example
• Think about similar problems you've seen before
• Check your output
• Read the error message
• Run your code often
• Read the docs
• Ask an expert or a friend
• Be organized!
• Take a breather