How to Code
Simple Data
This programming course takes a unique approach, as it focuses on learning a systematic programming method rather than a programming language. This practical approach will help you channel your creativity so that you can program well in any language.
This course, part of the Software Development MicroMasters Program, presents a core design method with a focus on numbers, strings, images and lists.
You will learn techniques to:
Develop program requirements
Produce programs with consistent structure that are easy to modify later
Make your programs more reliable by building tests as an integral part of the programming process.
This course concludes with the design of a simple interactive game.
Learners who enroll in the Verified track will receive staff grading for the course project and increased interaction with the instructor and staff.
Learner Testimonial
"I have taken and completed tens of MOOCs on programming and computer science, I have even been and I am currently a TA in some of these courses. Among them are a few that deserve without hesitation the highest rate. But if I had to choose only one at the top of them it would be these two courses on systematic program design." - edX Learner
What you'll learn
- How to represent information as data
- How to focus each part of your program on a single task
- How to use examples and tests to clarify what your program should do
- How to simplify the structure of your program using common patterns
- Recognize and represent more complicated information
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| Rating | 4.8★ based on 11 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 7 weeks |
| Effort | 7 weeks, 2–3 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $125 |
| From | University of British Columbia, UBCx via edX |
| Instructor | Gregor Kiczales |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Programming |
| Tags | Computer Science |
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The course offers very good information on designing simple programs in general, it is taught in Racket, a very simple programming language with easy syntax, this means that it does not take a long time to understand syntax to begin coding, instructor Gregor Kickzales does a great job teaching this course Excelente contenido, explicaciones e instructor, me ha servido mucho, también me gusto que no se centran en un lenguaje en especifico, si no que es mas enfocado a explicar detalladamente cada paso y también en que uno mismo pruebe cada ejercicio.
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| Rating | 4.8★ based on 11 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 7 weeks |
| Effort | 7 weeks, 2–3 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $125 |
| From | University of British Columbia, UBCx via edX |
| Instructor | Gregor Kiczales |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Programming |
| Tags | Computer Science |
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