Programming

Programming

Introduction to programming

Programming is the writing and executing instructions for a computer system.

• What is a programming language?

• Inputs and outputs
• Variables
• Iteration
• Selection
• Operators

Primitive data types

In computer science and computer programming, a data type or simply type is a classification of data which tells the compiler or interpreter how the programmer intends to use the data. Most programming languages support various types of data, for example: real, integer or Boolean.

The list below describes some of the more common primitive data types

• Boolean
• Int
• Float
• Char
• String

Common data structures

A data structure is just some organization of data that we've built into an orderly arrangement.

• Arrays
• Collections
• Linked list
• Objects

Important, but not assessed by the IB

• Lists
• Dictionaries
• Sets
• Tuple

Basic program organization

• Algorithms
• Functions

Other important ideas in programming

• Regular expressions
• Design Patterns
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Working with files
• Compiler

A natural number, a negative of a natural number, or zero.

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