Computer programming

AN ART, A CRAFT, AN ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE.

SUJAY RAJ
4 T H YEAR , M&C
MICROSOFT CERTIFIED
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Expected Layout of the Presentation
• What is it ?
• Why is it so talked about ?
• Why Non-Software-Based companies want people to know
programming?
• How should someone with no experience start it?
“I think everybody in this country should learn
how to program a computer because it teaches
you how to think.”
Steve Jobs
What is it?
• Computer programming is a process that leads from an original
formulation of a computing problem to executable computer
programs
• A Computer program is a sequence of instructions, written to
perform a specified task with a computer.

• Instructions, are part of a language, a Programming Language, that

is like a script, or dialect ( English, Hindi, Marathi ) that a Computer
can understand
• A computer understands at-least one programming language.
• Every programming language has its own grammar
Why is it so talked about ?
We all interact with computers in such a way that they’re no longer
this extra thing you do on the side

Computing is a vital part of what everybody does nowadays.

Not everyone wants to go out and create Web programs and write the
next Twitter

Having a base understanding of what happens behind the curtain can

be huge
Why Non-Software-Based
companies want people to know
programming?
1. Modelling
• Modelling various phenomena is the trend today
• From modelling petroleum wells to modelling bacteria growth – a
vast spectrum
• Someone who knows core can model better
• Proficiency expected in Matlab/Mathematica similar languages
2. Professional Communication
• If you are not the one doing the modelling, You would be the one
telling people what to model
• Most industries deal with software at some level – hire software
developers
• Engineers are required to convey requirements/ applications/
demands to the programming lead in the most feasible way
• Companies also use C, C++, C# and Python for their custom made
softwares
3. Aesthetics – Programming is beautiful
• Programming is the art of simplifying a problem in a (mostly)
sequential way
• Common belief, that it sharpens the ability to troubleshot and solve
problems.
• It is , indeed an under-rated hobby
How should someone with no
experience start it?
Code

Logic
 Quantify the Problem

Understand the Requirements

Design the Architechture

STEP 1:
Choose your favourite editor
EDITOR IDE
Notepad++ CodeBlocks
Emacs Eclipse
Vim Visual Studio
STEP 2:
Roam Around, Explore the Language
• Start with “Hello World”
• Learn If, While and Functions
• Read articles, wiki
• Download the Compiler yourself and learn
how to run programs
STEP 3:
Think
• Programming is like speaking
• Translate what you want to do to a
language the computer understands
• Just like “Ram Sita Love” is a grammatically
wrong sentence
• “num int = 1o“ is grammatically wrong
sentence in C language
STEP 4:
Design
• Draw whatever comes on your mind on
paper
• Feel free to make rough designs
• Repeat.
STEP 5:
Code
• Once you are familiar with the grammar,
use it to speak what you wish to do
The Road ahead : Choosing a path
• Web Development
• Systems Programming
• Networking
• Scientific Computing
Questions?