CSC300 / CSC402: How to talk about code via email or on Discord [3/3]

If you want advice about an error, send me email, doing one of the following.

• Include a screenshot showing the error.

• Copy and paste the EXACT TEXT of the error into your email message.

  • Include the code that caused the error, with enough context to understand it
  • Make sure that you clearly indicate the line with the error.

If you have a problem getting a program to work and you want me to look at some of your code in more detail, send me email with the following three things.

1. Your java file as an attachment.

2. A description of how the output of the program is different from what you expected.

3. The output of your program, if it runs.

   • Include in the screenshot, or
   • Copy and paste from the IntelliJ IDEA console