Common Coding Errors - Arduino uno User Manual

 Mark major sections or functions with a comment header line or two
 Have just the right number of comments, not too few and not too many. Assume the reader
knows the programming language so have the comment be instructive. Here is an example of
an instructive comment
digitalWrite(4,HIGH)
and here is a useless comment
digitalWrite(4,HIGH)
You need not comment every line. In fact, commenting every line is generally bad practice.
 Add the comments when you create the code. If you tell yourself, "Oh, I'll add the comments
when the code is finished", you will never do it.

10 Common Coding Errors

 Forgetting the semi-colon at the end of a statement
 Misspelling a command
 Omitting opening or closing braces
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11 Appendix
On the following page is a summary of basic Arduino commands, with examples.
// turn on motor
// set pin 4 HIGH
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