Swift/Coding Basics 1
What helps you get better at coding?
Practice
What do we call the things we put in to control the character?
Commands
What number trend do kids joke about?
6-7
Who's in control and who are commands given to?
We are and we are sending commands to Byte/the iPad/computer!
What are we learning how to do?
Code / program
What button starts everything?
Run (Run my code)
What command makes the character go forward?
moveForward()
Who is smarter: you or the computer?
You, duh!
If you repeat something at least 3 times, what is that called?
Loop
What do we collect in the game?
Gems
Where are the directions shown in Swift Playgrounds?
At the top
What command did we use to turn the character?
turnLeft() and turnRight()
Finish the Phrase
“Ain’t no ___”
way
What do we call steps in order?
Sequence
What do portals do?
Teleport you to portal that resembles the one you go in to.
What is the character we control called?
Byte
Which command flips on/off the buttons on the ground?
toggleSwitch()
What do you call someone who is really cool?
has rizz
What is something that holds information called?
Variable
How do you change characters in Swift?
Double-click the puzzle/screen.
Which one is written in the correct coding language? (Bonus: What is the language called?)
A) myname
B) My Name
C) myName
D) Myname
C) myName
Bonus: camelCase()
What do we call a group of commands we can use again?
Functions
What's your favorite day and class of the week?
TUESDAY BLOCK DAY/CODE CLUB!
Identify these 3 types of variables? (Boolean, String, Integer)
LJ
19
True
LJ = String (words)
19 = Integer (numbers)
True = Boolean (true/false, yes/no, etc.)
What do we call a mistake in code? (Bonus: What do we call fixing mistakes?)
Bugs
Bonus: Debugging