Programming Foundations: Real-World Examples

Course details

Understanding core programming concepts and why they are used is just as important as knowing how to write code. New programmers need to learn to bridge the gap: to connect the theory to practice. This series of training videos explains basic programming concepts by relating them to real-life objects, actions, and scenarios. Each video will focus on a different analogy, mixing live action with segments that demonstrate the concepts in code. For example, Barron Stone connects functions to recipes, lists to parking spaces, and loops to that perpetual chore: dishwashing. He illustrates most of the examples using Python, but you can follow along in any language you choose. Start watching and learn about...

Reusing functions
Local vs. global variables
Creating and naming custom objects
Class inheritance
Modules and packages
Multidimensional lists and tuples
Queues and stacks
Creating and combining sets
Storing data in dictionaries
If/else and switch statements
For vs. while loops
Error handling
Polling and event-driven programming

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know
03 - Using the exercise files
04 - Installing Python 3 for Windows
05 - Installing Python 3 for Mac

1. Functions

06 - Cook with functions
07 - Code reuse
08 - Add new input parameters
09 - Local and global variables

2. Objects

10 - Clothing as objects
11 - Custom objects
12 - Naming objects
13 - Mutable and immutable data

3. Class Inheritance

14 - Inheriting classes
15 - Override inherited methods

4. Modules and Packages

16 - Select tools from modules
17 - Import tools from packages

5. Lists and Tuples

18 - Parking with lists
19 - Multidimensional lists
20 - Tuples

6. Queues and Stacks

21 - Queues
22 - Stacks

7. Sets

23 - Create and combine sets
24 - Sort sets
25 - Add and remove items from sets

8. Dictionaries

26 - Dictionaries
27 - Add items to dictionaries
28 - Reverse lookup issues

9. Conditional Execution

29 - If else-if chains
30 - Switch and case statements

10. Loops

31 - For loops
32 - While loops
33 - Break statements

11. Error Handling

34 - Error catching
35 - Validate external input
36 - Custom errors

12. Polling and Event-Driven Programming

37 - Polling for a condition
38 - Event driven programming

Conclusion

39 - Next steps