Programming is Easy, Once You Master...

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   Programming is Easy, nce You Master… Twitter: @hellofromTonya UpTech Labs:

   @UpTechLabs Know the Code: @KnowTheCodePro #BeMoreAwesome
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   Big Bold Statement

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   Programming is easy

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   Hello, I’m Tonya • High tech engineering since the mid-1980s

   • Electrical and software engineer • Technology leader, educator, and author
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   I’m on a mission to help you #BeMoreAwesome

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   What are my goals in this talk?

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   Why are you struggling?

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   Typical Approach • Go buy a theme. Make changes to

   it. • Stretch a little bit and take on more • Constantly searching for HOW to do something
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   Search for the HOW is a flawed strategy

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    Problems with the “Searching for the How” Strategy • It’s

    time-consuming. • How do you assess if the code is good? • It only gets you part of the way there. • What happens if it causes a problem? Bottomline: It’s costly.
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    Why When What How

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    Let’s talk about how to master programming

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    Programming Secret #1 Fundamentals

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    Fundamentals are your building blocks

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    Building the upper floors without a solid foundation

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    In software, everything is built from the same building blocks

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    Software Does These Things: • Makes Decisions • Does Tasks

    • Iterates • Remembers
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    software emulates real life

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    Everyday … decisions, do tasks, repeat programming fundamentals

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    I’ll go to the Kite Festival if https://www.flickr.com/photos/lesterpubliclibrary/9643006351 • the

    weather is good • not working if ( the conditions are true ) then go to the festival
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    Fundamentals • Decisions • if, when, else if, else •

    Remembers • Variable • Tasks • Render, File, Database • Repeats • while, for, foreach
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    Getting hung up Syntax

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    Fundamentals Why When What

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    Combine the fundamental building blocks to create different experiences…

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    None
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    How Programming Secret #2 Problem Solving

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    Creative Process of Solving Problems How = Ingenuity, creativity, &

    expertise
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    Visualization Exercise

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    Problem Solving is the process of finding solutions.

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    Problem Solving is the proactive and methodical approach to finding

    solutions.
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    Programming Secret #3 Programmatic Thought

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    Programmatic thought is thinking about how to get the computer

    to do what you want it to do.
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    Knowing what the computer needs from you

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    Computers are crazy fast but stupid.

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    Computers don’t understand code. They understand 1s and 0s.

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    Off state -> 0 Power Switch Output Power Source Output

    Power can’t flow
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    On state -> 1 Power Switch Output Power Source Output

    Power flows to the output Output
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    Computers = bunch of switches Output Output Output 0 0

    0 1 Output Output Output 1 1 1 0 Output Output
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    Computers don’t think or infer. You do.

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    You have to explicitly tell the computer what to do

    AND how to do it step-by-step.
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    Programming Secret #4 Learning

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    This profession demands continuous learning and proficiency building.

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    Your Take-aways

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    Programming is easy when you master… • Fundamentals • Problem

    Solving • Programmatic Thought • Learning
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    You can build anything from scratch in code.

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    I’m Tonya @hellofromTonya hellofromtonya.com UpTechLabs.io @UpTechLabs @KnowTheCodePro KnowTheCode.io I teach

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