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    Maybe you don't score as well on a test because it doesn't have a compile button, or a google search bar. I.e. you're limited by exactly what you know, and not what you know you can figure out given a compiler, a seach engine, and a little time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by IfYouSaySo
    Maybe you don't score as well on a test because it doesn't have a compile button, or a google search bar.
    Mmm... most tests keep you off the compiler intentionally because of that. It gets new programmers out of the habit of guess and check and leaves them to be able to run through the code themselves without the help of a compiler. ... and last I checked, most real tests are meant to be done without the help of a search bar. It's like my Pre-Calc teacher used to let us do... you can take the test with another student, but you have to split up your grade between the two of you.
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