This series will serve as an introduction to coding.
It is not meant to be an in-depth guide, but rather an overview of the building blocks. We'll cover the very basics of coding such as variables and functions.
We won’t cover any advanced or language-specific features.
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If you want to learn to code, this course is the best place to start, before digging later into your language(s) of choice.
We'll cover the core features everyone should know before starting to program. And we'll emphasize a few key themes and tools that'll be useful as you learn.
All programming languages have a handful of building blocks. When combined, they can create any program:
Every concept, feature, technology, or best practice beyond these basic building blocks were invented to help us mere humans manage the complexity of larger and larger programs.
Learning how code works isn't only for developers - it can help everyone!
For example, you'll be able to:
At the end of the day, it will help to maximize your earning potential!
For the rest of these posts, we'll use our own made-up¹ language to paint the picture of how programs behave and what you can do with them.
We'll be using a made-up language on purpose.
The point of every program we show from now on will be to demonstrate a concept. Don't worry too much about specific commands and focus on the big picture.
Understanding the fundamentals will enable you to pick up any real programming language later on.
When you finish this course and move on to specific programming languages, you'll be taught that language's syntax² but the concepts will remain the same.
At the end of this course, you'll have several options for the next step to take.
Here are some suggestions from Enki:
[1] Pseudocode is an informal high-level description of the operating principle of a computer program.
In layman's terms, it's a way of writing code to explain an idea without worrying about the specific language rules.
[2] The syntax is the set of rules that define how a program will be written and interpreted. It covers the symbols, indentation, and keywords of the language. All programming languages use a different syntax.
[3] A querying language is a specialized programming language that is used to communicate with a database.
It can be used to retrieve information and alter the contents of the database.
[4] If you're interested in analyzing data you should check out our Data Analysis topic in the Enki app.
Andrei Calabangiu
Content Manager