How do I teach the basics of debugging /error-checking?

[TIMAI2]

You could start here:

FAQ Section: Debugging

Introductory Testing techniques, including Do It - MIT Sample Connect -> Companion sequence - @ABG How to Read and Understand a Runtime Error Message - @ABG Common Runtime Errors - @TimAI2 How to Teach Debugging thread - Feb 2025 Advanced Do It' to view procedure results, event arguments and local variables How to run Logcat How to use Do It in a loop Screen1.ErrorOccured message numbers SteveJG monster list of things you should not do How to show raw responseContent from your app wh…

For me, I tend to DAIG (debug as I go), so I test each piece of code or logic from the start, by putting the output to a label to see what I am getting, before moving on. This is especially useful when working with local variables, when Do It may not provide the outputs.