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Overview of Programming

Agenda

• What actually is programming?
• Fields where programming can be applied
• Jobs
• Learning

What actually is programming?

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Introduction to Programming

What actually is programming?

Programming is giving instructions to machines using a language they understand.

console.log(‘Hello, World’)

image.show(‘cool photo.jpg’)

os.rename(‘old name.txt’, ‘new name.txt’)

Printing ‘Hello World’

Showing the image file named ‘cool photo.jpg’

Renaming the file

What actually is programming?

So, programming is ultimately about making software.

What actually is programming?

• If-else conditions
• Loops
• Variables
• Functions
• . . .
• . . .

A Few Fundamental Concepts in Programming

What actually is programming?

• #include <stdio.h>
• int main(void)
• {
• printf("hello, world/n");
• }

C

• #include <iostream>
• int main()
• {
• std::out << "hello, world" << std::endl;
• }

C++

• class Hello
• {
• public static void main(String [] args)
• {
• System.out.println("hello, world");
• }
• }

Java

Python

• print(‘hello, world’)

What actually is programming?

Programming related Fields

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Introduction to Programming

Programming related Fields

Software Engineering

Web Development

Frontend

Backend

Mobile App Development

Android

IOS

Desktop Development

Artificial Intelligence

Game Development

Data Science

Cybersecurity

Computer Science

Full-stack

Websites consist of two parts:

• Frontend, which users experience, and
• Backend, which comprises the invisible structure making the front end possible.

Web Development

Programming related Fields

Client-Server Architecture

Request

Response

Client

Server

Programming related Fields

Game Development

Programming related Fields

Artificial Intelligence

• Facial Recognition
• Chatbot
• Self-driving Vehicle
• Handwriting Recognition
• Recommendation System
• Machine Translation
• Speech Recognition
• . . .

Programming related Fields

Data Science/Analytics

Leveraging data to generate actionable insight

• Which products are mostly bought in a certain region

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• Popularity of a certain product over time

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• On which time, the sales of a certain product decline

Actionable Insights

Programming related Fields

Data Visualization

Programming related Fields

Cybersecurity/ Hacking

• Penetration Testing
• Website Security
• Application Security
• . . .

Programming related Fields

Jobs & Learning

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Introduction to Programming

Jobs

• Generally speaking, a diploma/degree isn’t necessary to land a job in programming or IT.

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• Portfolio do speak a lot.

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• As a beginner, it’d better to focus on mastering the fundamentals rather than hunting jobs.

About Jobs

Jobs

• HackerRank
• LeetCode
• Coderbyte
• CodeChef

Platform for Coding Practice and Interview Preparation

• Codewars
• freeCodeCamp
• Dataquest
• DataCamp

Learning

• As a beginner, get familiarized with as many fields in CS as possible first.

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• Don’t be hesitant to build projects along the way.

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• Don’t learn how to program just for the sake of learning how to program.

About Learning

Learning

What to Do Along the Process

Build real-world projects along the way.

Don’t be stuck in TUTORIAL HELL!

When you don’t apply

When you apply

Don’t learn how to program just for the sake of learning how to program.

Learning

Learning

Learning

Programming is just a tool you can use to create amazing things that solve problems

Learning

Being a programmer is a lot more than being the person who can give a set of instructions to a computer – They’re also a problem solver and a creator.

Learning

Searching on the internet

Where to Start

Recommendation

• For any Field -> CS50X, CS50P
• For Specific Fields -> CS50AI, CS50W, CS50G

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• For AI -> Deeplearning.ai

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• For IT -> Grow with Google

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• For Web Development -> Sayar Ei Maung, Fairway Technology

Learning

Let’s Get Started

Roadmaps

Roadmap.sh

Blogs

What actually is Programming?

• Programming is ultimately about making software.

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Fields where Programming can be Applied

• Most fields in computer science

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About Jobs

• Portfolio do speak a lot
• Linkedin
• As a beginner, it’d better to focus on mastering the fundamentals rather than hunting jobs.

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About Learning

• As a beginner, get familiarized with as many fields in CS as possible first.
• Tutorial Hell: Build projects along the way.
• Don’t learn how to program just for the sake of learning how to program. Programming is just a tool you can use to create amazing things that solve problems. Be mindful of your ultimate dream.

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