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Course Outline
Introduction
- What is programming and why it warrants attention
- History of programming
- Opportunities to automate tasks using software
- The role of the programmer and the computer within an enterprise
- Current market trends in programming and development
- Declarative vs. imperative programming: How vs. What?
- The Turing machine
- Consolidation, compilation, and "just-in-time" interpretation
Review of Logic and Boolean Algebra
- Predicates
- Logical propositions
- Tautologies
- Boolean algebra
The First Program
- Structural approaches
- Functional approaches
- Object-oriented approaches
- Other paradigms
Basic Data Types
- String representation
- Integers
- Floating-point numbers
- Boolean values
- The Null type
- Empty or uninitialized values
- Strong vs. weak typing
Data Structures
- FIFO and FILO concepts
- Stacks
- Queues
- Declaring arrays and lists
- Indexing
- Maps
- Records
- Trees
Operators
- Assignment operators
- Arithmetic operators
- Comparison operators
- Comparison of values across different languages
- Bitwise operators
- Concatenation
- Increment and decrement operators
- Common pitfalls and errors
Program Control Flow
- If and if-else statements
- Goto statements and the associated challenges
- Switch statements
- For and for-in loops
- While and do-while loops
- Foreach loops
- Loop termination
Creating Reusable Code
- Functional Programming
- Object-Oriented Programming
Functional Programming Paradigms
- Understanding functions
- Functions vs. procedures
- Fundamentals of lambda calculus
- Function arguments
- Returning values
- Functions as arguments
- Anonymous functions
- Closures
- Recursion
Object-Oriented Programming Paradigms
- Representing real-world entities in philosophy and ontology
- Defining objects versus other types
- Class declaration
- Creating class instances
- Fields and object state
- Methods and object behavior
- Abstraction
- Encapsulation
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
- Association and aggregation
- Delegation and object relationship separation
- Modules, packages, and libraries
- API sharing
- System modeling via classes and objects
- Describing and programming class relationships
- Viewing programs from a business perspective
Best Practices in Programming
- Pitfalls and common errors
- Translating high-level logic into low-level code
- Code optimization
- The KISS principle
- The DRY principle
- The "Worse is Better" principle
- Separating abstraction from implementation
- Methods for detecting logic errors in programs
- Formatting conventions
- Code commenting
- Software metrics
Overview of Technologies and Languages
- Application domains of these languages
- Key language features
- Development prospects
- Future development directions: algorithmic approaches, code optimization, pattern implementation, design patterns, architectural patterns, and analytical standards
- Reducing manual control structures through artificial intelligence and automated decision-making
- Choosing the right platform: Individual consultations
35 Hours
Testimonials (5)
The Trainer was very patient with everybody, and was willing to repeat if people did not understand. He made sure everybody understood before he continued
Henry - Vodacom
Course - Introduction to Programming
It has given me a solid foundation to depart into the rabbit hole of programming :)
Andrew Jones - Vodacom
Course - Introduction to Programming
The lecturer had extensive knowledge about the subject matter and was willing to share.
Clive Lloyd - Vodacom
Course - Introduction to Programming
The content was sufficiently detailed in order for me to grasp the fundamentals and concepts, and the delivery was well executed.
Anwar - Vodacom
Course - Introduction to Programming
Patience and pace
