[GLLUG] Intro to Programming - Part 1 tonight

[Karl Schuttler]

Scheduled tonight we have Richard Houser doing a presentation on an
introduction to programming which will be the first instalment in a
series of programming presentations. If you haven't programmed before
and have an interest in the series, it is highly recommended that you
attend. The topics below will be covered.

Karl
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>From http://gllug.org/node/64:


We will start extremely basic and I'll use language that looks similar
to Java. At this point, the language is NOT important, just the
concepts. Over the first couple sessions, we'll be on a whiteboard
only and will cover some basic procedural concepts such as:

1.) Constants, Variables
2.) Assignment
3.) Functions
4.) Control Structures (loops, branching)
5.) Pass-by reference/value
6.) Pointers
7.) The stack
8.) Recursion
9.) Infinite Loops
10.) Revision Control Concepts
11.) Build Systems
12.) Runtime/Compiletime Errors
13.) Types and Casting

If you already have something like a CS-101 or equivalent background,
this will all be very old news. If you are completely new to
programming and you wish to participate in the future portions of this
series, you really can't miss the first couple of classes.