Alice terms Chapter 2

camelCase CamelCase is the practice of writing compound names without spaces, but capitalizing the first letter of each name that forms the compound name,. encapsulation When the details of a method are hidden

integration test An integration test is a test of a software method that checks to see if the method works when it is placed into a larger program in combination with other methods. method header A method header includes the lines of text at the top of the method that provide information about how the method works, such as the full name of the method and the name and type of any parameters or variables used in the method.

modular development Breaking a big project into smaller parts, or methods. off-camera When an object in an Alice world cannot be seen on the screen with the camera in its current position. parameter A variable whose value is passed from one method to another.

primitive methods Built-in, predefined methods. reusable code Code that can be used in more than one project. software development cycle An engineering process programmers use - design code, test and debug new software.

user-defined methods methods written by people who use Alice; can be edited. variable A variable is a memory location that temporarily stores a value while a method is running.