Programming

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Decompose a problem into smaller parts, diagram a problem. Learn to think sequentially

Programming

Introduction to programming

Programming is the issuing of instructions to a computer. You must learn how to issue instructions to a computer.

• What is a programming language?
• Compiler

Basic understanding

• Variables
• Constants

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

• Objects
• Boolean
• Int
• Float
• Char
• String

Common data structures

• Arrays
• Collections
• Linked list
• Lists
• Dictionaries
• Sets
• Tuple

Control Flow

In computer science, control flow (or flow of control) is the order in which individual statements, instructions or function calls of an imperative program are executed or evaluated.

• Conditionals
  • Operators
• Loops

Basic program organization

• Algorithms
• Functions

Other important ideas in programming

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

Separate into simpler constituents.

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

Give a sequence of brief answers with no explanation.