Chapter Summary

This chapter introduces the concept of reading code.

Key Concepts

• Walkthroughs

  • Walkthroughs: Systematically trace program execution by maintaining a table of variable values and updating it as each statement executes

• Debugging

  • Syntax Errors: Errors caught by the compiler. These errors prevent an executable from being created
  • Logical Errors: Not caught by the compiler; These errors occur when the program runs but produces incorrect results due to flawed logic or misunderstanding of operator behavior