Defensive Programming and Debugging
Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This is an intermediate level course aimed at people with some programming experience. Although examples will be given in C and Fortran, the principles (and most of the tools) are transferable to other programming languages. You can use the hashtag #FLdebugging to talk about this course on social media.
Topics Covered- Defensive programming: the use of good coding style, documentation strategies and good code testing
- Preventing bugs: how to use compiler flags and static code checkers to identify bugs in an early stage
- Finding bugs: debugging concepts and technics
- Using the debugging tools GDB and Valgrind to fix serial programs
- Debugging parallel code: using Intel Inspector and ITAC
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| Length | 5 weeks |
| Effort | 4 hours per week |
| Starts | Feb 3 (127 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $84 |
| From | Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE) via FutureLearn |
| Instructors | Geert Jan Bex, Ingrid Barcena, Mag Selwa, Yulia Kallistratova |
| Download Videos | Only via web browser |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Engineering |
| Tags | Science, Engineering & Maths Tech & Coding |
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| Rating | Not enough ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 5 weeks |
| Effort | 4 hours per week |
| Starts | Feb 3 (127 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $84 |
| From | Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE) via FutureLearn |
| Instructors | Geert Jan Bex, Ingrid Barcena, Mag Selwa, Yulia Kallistratova |
| Download Videos | Only via web browser |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Engineering |
| Tags | Science, Engineering & Maths Tech & Coding |
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