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#getting-started
Everything I’ve written about getting-started. Notes, tutorials and lessons collected in one place.
5 posts
- · 30 min readProgramming Basics
Algorithms: Lists
What is a list and how does a computer store many values under one name? Learn indexes, walking a list with a loop, and the count-from-zero trap — no code.
#list#array#algorithm#programming-basics#data-structures#getting-started - · 19 min readProgramming Basics
Algorithms: Loops
What is a loop and how does a computer repeat the same work? Learn counter and conditional loops, a loop's three parts and the infinite-loop trap — no code.
#loop#algorithm#programming-basics#control-flow#getting-started - · 16 min readProgramming Basics
Algorithms: Conditionals
What is a conditional (IF-THEN) and how does a computer decide? Learn single, double & multi-branch conditions, AND/OR/NOT logic and nested decisions — no code.
#conditional#algorithm#programming-basics#control-flow#getting-started - · 16 min readProgramming Basics
Algorithms: Variables
What is a variable and how does a computer store data? Learn value assignment, operations, data types and naming via the labeled-box analogy.
#variable#algorithm#programming-basics#data#getting-started - · 10 min readProgramming Basics
What Is an Algorithm? — Programming From Scratch
What is an algorithm? Learn to think algorithmically from scratch — with everyday examples, pseudocode and flowcharts, before writing a single line of code.
#algorithm#programming-basics#getting-started#pseudocode#flowchart