Unit 12 — English for Programmers

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This unit teaches some basic programming terminology like variables, arrays, and loops.
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Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Argument Array Callback Constant For loop Function Global scope Goto statement If else statement Local scope Operand Operator Parameter Procedure Regular expression Statement String Subroutine Switch Variable While loop
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Reading Activity: Dialogue: Procedural Programming is not Rocket Science

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Dialogue Between a Senior Programmer and a Junior Programmer working at an aerospace startup in Los Angeles, CA. CommanderKeen:  Hey kid, how is that new integration going for the booster rocket project? SpaceCadet:  Huh? What? Okay I guess. CommanderKeen:  So will it be ready to demo next week as scheduled? The client really thinks this product will "take…
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Value1 and value2 are both arguments in the expression sum(value1, value2).
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The program returned a fatal error because a required parameter was missing.
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For security reasons the bank password variable had a local scope and was confined to a single function.
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Writing Practice Activity

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  • Research 3 procedural programming terms or concepts not covered in this unit. Write a definition and example sentence similar to the ones in the vocabulary sheet. Explain why these terms/concepts are important to you.
  • Are you more like CommanderKeen or more like SpaceCadet? Are there any alternatives to procedural and object-oriented programming? Functional programming maybe? Do you like tacos and beer? Discuss.
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