Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering
Programming Fundamentals
Instance: 2020/2021
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By the end of this class, the student should be able to:

• Describe and perform (simple) unit testing
• Describe the use of the function main()
• Describe the use of global variables
• Describe the use of type hints for static type checking

• Program development
  • Unit testing
  • Using a main() function
  • Global variables
  • Tips & tricks
  • Static type checking and type hints
  • Exercises

• Brad Miller and David Ranum, Learning with Python: Interactive Edition. Based on material by Jeffrey Elkner, Allen B. Downey, and Chris Meyers [HTML] (Section 6.3 and Section 6.8)
• Peter Wentworth, Jeffrey Elkner, Allen B. Downey, and Chris Meyers, How to Think Like a Computer Scientist — Learning with Python 3 (RLE), 2012 [HTML] (Section 6.7)
• Peter Wentworth, Jeffrey Elkner, Allen B. Downey, and Chris Meyers, How to Think Like a Computer Scientist — Learning with Python 3, Release 3rd Edition, 2020 [PDF] (Section 4.18)
• Geir Arne Hjelle, Python Type Checking (Guide), Real Python, 2019 [HTML]

• J. Correia Lopes, Study materials, GitHub (Notebook 22)
• ZOOM lecture's room (requires password): https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/83800564127
• Moodle, Moodle > Activity LE22

• Introduction to Unit testing. Use of main() function. Global variables. Program development tips and tricks. Static type checking and type hints.

— FPRO, 2020/21

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