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147. Let's make errors II (nullPointerException, arrays, logic)

This is one of those videos where we unfortunately don't do any amazing graphics. But we do something almost as fun: we provoke errors. I hope that by seeing errors happen you can identify them and fix them quickly when they happens to you.

In part II we take a look at nullPointeExceptions, which happen when you try to access a variable that has not been initialized. We also see what happens when you try to access array elements that do not exist, and finally we take a quick look at logic errors: programs with the correct syntax, but unexpected behavior.

This is really a quick overview, as there are lots of things that can go wrong in programs. Try to learn from your mistakes! :)

You can read about software bugs (and find out where the word comes from) in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug

Tags: bug, error, nullpointerexception, infiniteloop, array

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