Basic Strategies to Help You on the Exam

  • Stub the methods out that you have to write, then fill them in with useful code when you are ready
  • Read the directions carefully, then look at the sample input and output before you begin writing code
  • Comment out items that don’t compile so you can test other parts of your solution (this includes methods you can’t get to work and method calls that may occur from elsewhere — like in the main method of the program).
  • NOTE: Your code will be tested using the original testing/main file, not your edited one
  • NOTE: You may receive points for compiling code but you WON’T receive points for code that does not compile.