Course Outline
Introduction
- What programming is and why it deserves your attention
- The history of programming
- The opportunity to automate tasks using software
- The role of programmers and computers in the enterprise
- Programming today: current market trends
- Declarative versus imperative programming: How vs. What
- The Turing machine
- Consolidation, compilation, and "just-in-time" interpretation
Recap of Logic and Boolean Algebra
- Predicates
- Logical statements
- Tautologies
- Boolean algebra
Your First Program
- Structural approaches
- Functional approaches
- Object-oriented approaches
- And other paradigms
Primitive Types
- String representation
- Integers
- Floating-point numbers
- Boolean types
- Null type
- Blank 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
- Comparing values across different languages
- Bitwise operators
- Concatenation
- Increment and decrement operators
- Common errors
Control Flow
- if and else statements
- goto statements and their applicability issues
- 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
- Representing real-world entities in philosophy and ontology
- Determining what constitutes an object versus other types
- Class declarations
- Creating class instances
- Fields: the state of an object
- Methods: the behavior of an object
- Abstraction
- Encapsulation
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
- Association and aggregation
- Delegation and separation of relationships 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 Programming Practices
- Pitfalls and common errors
- High-level code interpreted at a low level
- Code optimization
- The KISS principle
- The DRY principle
- The "Worse is Better" principle
- Separating abstraction from implementation
- Methods for detecting logical errors in programs
- Naming conventions
- Code commenting
- Software metrics
Overview of Technologies and Languages
- Application areas for these languages
- Key features of each language
- Development prospects
- Future directions: algorithmic complexity, code optimization, implementation patterns, design patterns, architectural patterns, and analytical standards
- Reducing control structures through artificial intelligence and automated decision-making
- Choosing the right platform: individual consultations
Custom Corporate Training
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- Customized Content: We adapt the syllabus and practical exercises to the real goals and needs of your project.
- Flexible Schedule: Dates and times adapted to your team's agenda.
- Format: Online (live), In-company (at your offices), or Hybrid.
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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
