Defensive Programming and Debugging
Find out how to write clean and robust code as a programmer. Explore techniques to minimise the number of bugs during development.
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What You'll Learn in This Course
Master key concepts and practical skills through structured learning modules. By completing this curriculum, you'll gain valuable expertise applicable to real-world scenarios.
Learning Outcome 1
Want to improve your ability to identify and fix bugs in code?
Learning Outcome 2
On this course, you’ll discover how to reduce bugs during software development. You’ll learn with examples in both C and Fortran programming languages and understand how to catch bugs early using compiler features and writing tests for your code.
Learning Outcome 3
You’ll learn to find the bugs in your code using the best tools available including debuggers and code analysers. You’ll also look at parallel programs and explore tools for debugging parallel code at scale.
Learning Outcome 4
By the end of the course, you’ll feel confident writing high-quality and clean code.
Skills You'll Develop
This comprehensive Defensive Programming and Debugging curriculum is designed to take you from foundational concepts to advanced implementation. Each module builds upon the previous, ensuring a structured learning path that maximizes knowledge retention and practical application.
Course Requirements & Target Audience
Understand what you need to succeed in this course and determine if it's the right fit for your learning goals
Prerequisites & Requirements
What you need before starting this Defensive Programming and Debugging course:
- Develop good written software codes
- Produce clear and useful software documentation
- Identify software bugs
- Solve software bugs
Who This Course Is For
This course is perfect for:
- Motivated learners at any level
- Self-paced students
- Anyone interested in the subject
This course might not be suitable if:
- • You're looking for a quick tutorial rather than comprehensive learning
- • You prefer learning without structured curriculum
- • You need highly specialized or niche content
Course Information & Details
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Subject Category
IT & Computer Science, Coding & Programming
Part of our IT & Computer Science, Coding & Programming curriculum
Course Language
English
All materials in English
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What's Included
- 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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- ✓Direct enrollment with Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE)
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