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Course Outline
Introduction
- Definition of programming and its importance
- The history of programming
- Opportunities for task automation through software
- The role of programmers and computers in the enterprise
- Current programming market trends 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 statements
- Tautologies
- Boolean algebra
Your First Program
- Structural perspective
- Functional perspective
- Object-oriented perspective
- Other approaches
Basic Data Types
- String representation
- Integers
- Floating-point numbers
- Boolean values
- The Null type
- Empty or uninitialized variables
- 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
- Comparing values across different languages
- Bitwise operations
- Concatenation
- Increment and decrement operators
- Common errors
Control Flow
- if and if-else statements
- goto statements and application 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 versus procedures
- Fundamentals of lambda calculus
- Function arguments
- Returning values
- Functions as arguments
- Anonymous functions
- Closures
- Recursion
Object-Oriented Programming Paradigms
- Mapping real-world entities to philosophy and ontology
- Determining object types and other classifications
- Class declarations
- Creating class instances
- Fields and object state
- Methods as object behavior
- Abstraction
- Encapsulation
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
- Association and aggregation
- Delegation and relationship separation between objects
- Modules, packages, and libraries
- API sharing
- Modeling systems as classes and objects
- Describing and programming relationships between classes
- Programming from a business perspective
Best Practices in Programming
- Pitfalls and common errors
- High-level code interpretation in low-level contexts
- Code optimization
- The KISS principle
- The DRY principle
- The "Worse is Better" principle
- Separating abstraction from implementation
- Error detection methods for logical programs
- Formatting conventions
- Code commenting
- Software metrics
Overview of Technologies and Languages
- Application areas of these languages
- Key language features
- Development prospects
- Future development directions: algorithms, code optimization, pattern implementation, design patterns, architectural patterns, and analytical standards
- Reducing 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
