Understanding Program Execution Flow: Mastering Control Statements
Key Objectives
In today's lesson, we delve into the crucial topic of program execution flow. We'll concentrate on answering two fundamental questions:
- How can you manipulate the execution sequence of a program?
- How do if/else and try/catch statements help in directing the program's control flow?
For those interested in the Python-specific aspects of this lesson, you can find it here.
Building on Past Knowledge
In our prior lessons, we've covered the basics like variables, data types, and various operations involving these variables. Today, we're shifting our focus towards the concept known as control flow. This concept governs how a program behaves during its runtime.
Zooming in on If/Else and Try/Catch Statements
Control flow is not a free-for-all; it's dictated by specific constructs built into programming languages. Today, we're going to explore two of the most commonly used constructs for controlling program behavior: if/else and try/catch statements. These elements act as the traffic signals of a program, guiding it along the path defined by the programmer.
