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Learning program templates leads to programming expertise In an earlier article I discussed four program templates every beginning programmer should learn. I also discussed why learning program templates is so important. Briefly, program templates are chunks of knowledge that programmers use to develop solutions to problems. Learning and practicing these templates allow programmers to more …
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So you want to learn how to write computer programs? Where do you start? What language do you learn first? In this article, I’m going to suggest that you start with an interpreted language that has a shell program (also called a REPL) you can use to practice with. What is a Shell Program? A …
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Hint: It’s not by writing Hello, world! first Computer programming has been taught in the same manner for thirty or forty years, or at least since I entered the field. Have the student open an interpreter or compiler and write a program that displays Hello, world! on the screen. Then teach a few concepts, have …
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In my series of articles on becoming a better programmer through deliberate practice, I have discussed how you can’t become an expert programmer without moving outside your programming comfort zone and becoming an expert programmer requires that you set performance goals so that you work to achieve higher levels of programming mastery. This article discusses …
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