Enough to be Dangerous: 00000110 Things Every Beginner Needs to Know about Coding

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You can code; you just may not know it yet. This presentation will cover the fundamentals of coding by looking at some of the most popular and important programming languages used today. By looking at different examples and the ways in which they share key commonalities, participants will learn about the concepts necessary to read and understand a block of code. We will include conclude with an opportunity for participants to create and execute a simple script (please bring your laptop if you’d like to get some hands-on coding experience).

This sessions is intended for people who regularly interact with individuals who do code (programmers, IT staff, software vendors, etc.) and wish to communicate more meaningfully; anybody who has little to no experience in coding wants to develop basic programming skills; anyone who uses a computer and wants to better comprehend how they work.