Classroom Programming
page was last updated: Jun 22, 2022 22:52
forum post.
Practice makes permanent!
- I first heard that from Mr. Loan (cool substitute teacher).
Programming itself isn't too difficult, what makes it difficult is the logic, not getting into the mindset, and certain habits that make life really easy. First, we'll go through general programming concepts, then into awesome habits, some more difficult topics, debugging tips, etc. The BEST part, because someone asked me to, I'm gonna be me (Pat) and explain it in Patatoe speak. =P

pre [O_O] Preface

Tim said this was a bad joke ):

C++ is the language that we'll use.

   but pat omg cpp so hard ):, y no basic or python? - ppl

Because you'll come out stronger. C++ SEEMS difficult at first but, because of the age of C and C++, many languages are C-style langauges. Also, personally I find it very easy to read. Sure maybe not like a sentence, but fast and clean {I like curly braces} . In addition, there are real problems when you try to make a speedy or efficient program in some slower languages. You can't complain about lag if youre programming in a system that isn't designed to be FAST. *cough* (eg. Minecraft / Java)

If you wan't an easier language to work with, then I think I would suggest C# / Mono. I'll write why later.

Anyways, if there are ANY questions, errors, or requests. ASK/say! Post on the Forum or Mumble or e-mail (projectpaatt !a-t* hotm--l.c--).

For those who already know some stuff, theres practice on the bottom of page.

Entering from SCRATCH
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Primer		 What IS programming? Why is patatoe writing about it? What am I doing here?
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Setup		 Basic and Easy setup!. or a more involved one
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Hello World		 beep boop test test hello! Basic structure.
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Variables		 variables - easy and quick detail
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Operators		 Symbols. Ways to manipulate data.
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Input / Output		 IO to the screen. along with some quick formatting
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Logic / Controls		 Logic, Control structures, Loops (While, For, Do, Do, Do, Do, Do, Do...)
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Arrays		 store similar data
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Functions		 modularized blocks of codes, reuse and recycle!
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Scope		 Scope, global, prototyping. Brief on namespace, using.
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Starter Tips		 Now that you can do stuff, quick tips
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Files - output		 Saving to disc
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All Together		 Use all of these skills in a final test, do everything!
Movin on
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Classes		 Creating a new variable that holds more vars or does things
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Preprocessor		 Pre-compiler stuff
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Templates		 its like a generic variable
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Pointers		 memory adressing and stuff
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Dynamic Memory		 new, delete, sizeof, and C versions
Tips, Habits, Potatoes no particular order
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Formatting		 ForMatTing CoDE;
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Computers		 general things you should know as a programmer / power user
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Programs/Utilities		 useful programs to use or know of
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Debugging 1		 nice easy ways to find out whats wrong
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Programming "Style"		 your own personal style of programming (not format)
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Efficiency		 a few notes about being efficient
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More Strings		 C-strings and CPP-strings. More complicated than it seems.
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Console Use		 Console navigation and doing stuff
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Console Programming		 Programming for a terminal
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Scripts		 Makefiles, batch, sh. building, running, open your environment etc.
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Random		 cvbinSDF! Generating a random number.
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Libraries		 Other libraries I've found that can make life easy or just to make note of.
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Compiler Suite		 What exactly is going on under the hood when you compile? How is it working?
Practice Permanence
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Guessing Game		 colder or hotter
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Class Grades		 one class, new students, calc averages and stuff
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Knights Tour		 fill the board with only knights movements
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Calculator		 standard os calculator