Python Programming Language. Programming 101 - 5 Basic Concepts of Programming. First off, I’d like to say that I’m writing these preliminary posts in a way that I’ll assume you have very little knowledge in programming.
I want this content to provide anyone “walking in off the street” the knowledge to be able to write their first program with the Java programming language with as little pain as possible. So, let’s get started with our first topic: The 5 basic concepts of any programming language. You might say, “Why are we talking about any programming language? I thought this was about Java”. Well, I’ve found that it’s important to remember that a lot of programming languages are very similar, and knowing what’s common between all programming languages will help you transition into any other programming language if you need to!
So here are the 5 basic concepts of any programming language: I recognize that these words probably look foreign to you, but don’t worry, I’ll do my very best at taking the mystery out of them. What is a variable? Excellent question! Programming Concepts: A Brief Tutorial for New Programmers. Richard Holowczak Topics This tutorial introduces basic programming concepts such as program structure, variable declaration, conditional and looping constructs, and the code/compile/run style of programming.
This tutorial is intended for use as an introduction to these concepts for students who have no prior programming experience. Introduction Computer programs are collections of instructions that tell a computer how to interact with the user, interact with the computer hardware and process data. By contrast, higher level languages such as “C”, C++, Pascal, Cobol, Fortran, ADA and Java are called “compiled languages”.
We can contrast compiled programming languages with interpreted programming languages. We can make another comparison between two different models of programming. Drawing and animation.
Java Programming Language. Learn to Program, by Chris Pine. A Place to Start for the Future Programmer I guess this all began back in 2002.
I was thinking about teaching programming, and what a great language Ruby would be for learning how to program. I mean, we were all excited about Ruby because it was powerful, elegant, and really just fun, but it seemed to me that it would also be a great way to get into programming in the first place. Unfortunately, there wasn't much Ruby documentation geared for newbies at the time. Some of us in the community were talking about what such a "Ruby for the Nuby" tutorial would need, and more generally, how to teach programming at all. And it wasn't very good. What saved me was that I made it really easy for people to contact me, and I always tried to help people when they got stuck. A couple of years later, it was getting pretty good. :-) So good, in fact, that I was ready to pronounce it finished, and move on to something else. Thoughts For Teachers About the Original Tutorial Acknowledgements.