Programming Practices

Good programming practice will be emphasized throughout the semester. Programs will which utilize poor programming practices will receive deductions.

A program will receive reduced credit listed below if it includes the corresponding problem.

• 75% credit: utilizes global variables
• 75% credit: uses break statements to exit loops (acceptable if used in switch)
• 75% credit: uses continue statements to jump to the top of a loop
• 75% credit: utilizes multiple returns out of a function
• 0% credit: does not compile