Practice Best Practices For Writing Scripting Languages For Chip Design Automation (9.5)

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Question 1.
What is modularity in scripting?
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Think of building blocks for creating a larger structure.
Question 2.
Why is error handling important?
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Consider what happens when something goes wrong in a script.
3Question 3.
What does modularity in scripting refer to?
- Reusability of code
- Error messages
- Variable names
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Think about how you can make code simpler.
4Question 4.
True or False: Error handling is not necessary in scripting.
- True
- False
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Consider what would happen without error checks.
Question 5.
Create a modular script that includes error handling for loading libraries in TCL.
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What do you want your script to do before loading the library?
Question 6.
Write a comprehensive documentation section for a complex function in your own scripts.
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What would you want to know about this function if you were seeing it for the first time?

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