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Udemy

Introduction to Programming and Software Dev. Crash Course

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Overview

Jump start your career by learning basics of programming and software development. No prior knowledge required!

What you'll learn:
  • Understand basic programming concepts and tools like IDEs and text editors
  • Edit sample code and test code in an IDE
  • Use print functions, variables, conditions, arrays, loops, and functions
  • Learn about skills and techniques to develop your programming skill set and get a job
  • Plan, write, and debug simple coding projects in Python

"He was so thorough and detailed with his explanation. Even a year 8 child could relate with his examples and teaching. Wish I could give more stars." -Kingsley

"Amazingly easy with resources easy to follow & practice on even for complete beginners" -Wannoruddinrasol


If you need to get a basic understanding of programming quickly and clearly, this is the course for you. We will use real examples of python and java code that you can try on your own. But the content here is applicable to many different programming languages.

This course will teach you the following:

  • What is programming? And which programming language should I learn?

  • What is an IDE and how does it help us write code?

  • How can we use pseudocode to plan a project?

  • How can Iuse AI to write, debug, and document code?

  • Using print statements to produce output to the console

  • Understanding errors and how to effectively debug code

  • How can I use basic arithmetic operators and variables in my code?

  • How can I use Git and GitHub for collaboration and version control?

  • Usage of conditional statements such as if/else

  • Using Switch statements to evaluate multiple conditions without multiple if/else statements

  • How to use arrays to contain multiple values

  • Creating loops and functions to carry out repeated tasks

I have taught hundreds of thousands of students across a variety of platforms, and Ithink anyone who needs to understand programming will love this course.Most lectures in this courseare 5 - 10minutes long. This course gives you anunderstanding of the most critical knowledge areas of programming.

Taught by

Rick Crisci

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4.6 rating at Udemy based on 3235 ratings

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