University of Michigan - Debugging: Hunting and Squashing Bugs
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Duration | 25 hours |
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Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
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Credential | Certificate |
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Debugging: Hunting and Squashing Bugs at Coursera Course details
- Learning how to debug is the most valuable skill to develop as you learn to program
- This four-week course from the University of Michigan will help you improve your programming ability by providing you with the skills you need to understand and debug code
- This course will help you gain confidence in using debuggers, so you can spend less time seeking out and fixing bugs and focus on building exciting new programming projects
- The majority of coding errors occur when the programmer doesn't understand the code or makes mistakes with the language, resulting in bugs
- In this course, you'll gain the knowledge and skills needed to spot and solve semantic and syntax errors more easily
- You'll also streamline your coding process by learning to write and run unit tests to examine and check your code
- This course is designed for those interested in developing their Python skills or communicating with other programmers in a professional setting
Debugging: Hunting and Squashing Bugs at Coursera Curriculum
Week 1
Working with Files and Unit Tests
Meet Dr. Barb Ericson!
How is This Course Different?
What is Python?
Why Work in Groups?
POGIL Roles
How to Write Code in the eBook
Reloading Your Code History
Welcome to Week 1
Installing Software
Introduction to Files
Using a GUI to find a file
Using a terminal window
Using try and except
Debugging when Unit Tests Fail
Reduce the need to debug
Syllabus
Community Engagement Guidelines
Course Pre-Survey
Week 1 Overview
How to Bring Up a Terminal Window
Exercise: Group Work
Reading from Files
Exercise: Ebook Work
Writing to Files
Exercise: Ebook Work
Unit Tests
Exercise: Ebook Work
How to Avoid Debugging
Exercise: Ebook Work
Know Your Error Messages
Exercise: Group Work
Unit Tests
Assignment Brief
Reading from a File and Debugging
Assignment Instructions
Reading from a File and Debugging
eBook Login
Peer Instruction
Files
Exercise: Files Practice
Parsons/Write
Peer Instruction
Unit Tests
Exercise: Group Work
Unit Tests
Assignment Submission
Reading from a File and Debugging
Week 1 Quiz
How to Work in Groups
Introduce Yourself
Where in the World Are You?
Peer Instruction Discussion
Files
Peer Instruction Discussion
Unit Tests
Assignment Reflection
Reading from a File and Debugging
End of Week 1 Discussion
Working with Files and Unit Tests Recap
Week 2
Parsing CSV Data and Using a Debugger
Welcome to Week 2
What is a CSV file?
Fix get_total_for_year
Fix column with a comma
Using sorted vs sort on a list
Sorting a dictionary by the values
What is debugging?
Finding the problem
Why use a debugger?
Debugging in Visual Studio Code
Week 2 Overview
Exercise: Group Work
CSV Files
Assignment Brief
Debugging with Simple CSV Files
Assignment Instructions
Debugging with Simple CSV Files
Peer Instruction
Sorted
Exercise: CSV File Practice
Peer Instruction
Debugging
Exercise: Debugging Practice
Debug with Unit Tests
Assignment Submission
Debugging with Simple CSV Files
Week 2 Quiz
Peer Instruction Discussion
Sorted
Peer Instruction Discussion
Debugging
Assignment Discussion
Debugging with Simple CSV
End of Week 2 Discussion
Parsing CSV Data and Using a Debugger Recap
Week 3
CSV Reader/Writer and Debugging
Welcome to Week 3
Fix get_total_for_year
Fix errors - get_max_month
Fix errors - get_top_five_by_age
Writing unit test for CSV Writer
Deeper Dive on the VSCode Debugger
Using a setUp method
Week 3 Overview
Exercise: Group Work
CSV Reader/Writer
Assignment Brief
Debugging with CSV Reader/CSV Writer
Assignment Instructions
Debugging with CSV Reader/CSV Writer
Peer Instruction
CSV-Reader-Writer
Exercise: CSV Practice
CSV-Read-Write
Peer Instruction
Debugging Commands
Exercise: CSV Practice
Write-UnitTest-Practice
Assignment Submission
Debugging with CSV Reader/CSV Writer
Week 3 Quiz
Peer Instruction Discussion
CSV-Reader-Writer
Peer Instruction Discussion
Debugging Commands
Assignment Reflection
Debugging with CSV Reader/CSV Writer
End of Week 3 Discussion
CSV Reader/Writer and Debugging Recap
Week 4
Regex
Welcome to Week 4
Introduction to regular expressions
Difference between search and find all
Using regex101
Quantifiers
Character ranges
Special characters
Escaping special characters
Greedy and non-greedy matching
The problem with parentheses
Anchors
Negated character ranges
Matching phone numbers
Week 4 Overview
Exercise: Group Work
Regular Expressions (Regex)
Exercise: Regex Practice
Single Line
Exercise: Group Work
More Regular Expressions (Regex)
Exercise: Regex Advanced Practice
Single Line
Assignment Brief
Regex
Assignment Instructions
Regex
Course Post-Survey
Peer Instruction
Regex
Exercise: Regex Practice
Regex
Peer Instruction
Advanced Regex
Exercise: Regex Advanced Practice
Regex
Assignment Submission
Regex
Week 4 Quiz
Peer Instruction Discussion
Regex
Peer Instruction Discussion
Advanced Regex
Assignment Reflection
Regex
End of Week 4 Discussion
Regex Recap
End of Course Recap
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