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Debugging: Hunting and Squashing Bugs
University of Michigan
  • Start Date: 13 Jun, 2022
  • 4 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Boost your coding ability by learning to use debuggers, unit tests, and strategies to find and minimise bugs in your code.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Expand your Python programming skills


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.


What’s more, you’ll learn the crucial techniques to help minimise mistakes and problems in your code.


Use a debugger to fix problems with your code


Most modern development environments contain a debugger, which you can use to find bugs and understand what is happening in your code. However, many people still rely on print statements when they debug.


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.


Learn to recognise semantic and syntax errors in your code


The majority of coding errors occur when the programmer doesn’t understand the code or makes mistakes with the language, resulting in bugs.


On 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.


Study with the experts at the University of Michigan


Barbara Ericson is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan and an award-winning author of computing curricula.


With her years of expertise and creative approach to programming, she is best positioned to help you unlock your programming potential by hunting and squashing bugs.


This course is designed for those interested in developing their Python skills or communicating with other programmers in a professional setting.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

University of Michigan

This university is part of the partnership between eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn.

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.

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