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Who Am i?

Jason Clark (call me Jason)

riceboyler@gmail.com <- Send programs here

• Dad
  • 2 Boy Scouts
  • 1 former Girl Scout
• Husband
  • Married 18 years
• (Software) Engineering Manager
  • Cengage (National Geographic)
• Web Engineer
  • mecaevents.com
    • Built using JavaScript for both server and client side
      • Node.js
      • React.js

Living in a digital world

coding can be hazardous to your health!

Repetitive Stress/Strain Injuries

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Wrist/Elbow pain
• Prevention Tips
  • Frequent scheduled breaks
  • Ergonomic Keyboards

coding can be hazardous to your health!

Eye Strain

• Frequent scheduled breaks
• Proper monitor alignment
• Glare reducing glasses
• Focal point shifting
• Proper contact care
• Proper Nutrition

Title Text

those who don't know history get stuck in for loops

Ada lovelace

• First "computer programmer"
• Created first algorithm built for machine processing
• Built "programs" for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine
• Analytical Engine used "punch cards" to alter mechanical calculations
• Department of Defense named the Ada programming language in her honor

the 1950s...

... marked the introduction of 3 fundamental base programming languages:

• fortran (formula translation)

• lisp (List Processing)

• Cobol (Common business oriented language)

the 1970s...

... saw the introduction of languages that were core to the development of modern languages

• pascal (original skype used it) 

• 'c' (basis of c++, Objective-C and C#, used to build nearly all windows and ios apps)

• smalltalk (basis of ruby, which was used to build twitter)

the 1980s...

... saw the introduction of languages that are still in wide use today:

• C++ or c with classes - windows, office, nearly every windows app

• objective-c - iphone and ipad apps, starting point of swift

• perl - common scripting language used largely in the cloud

the 1990s...

... saw the introduction of the primary languages in use today:

• python - scripting, web apps, games (civilization series)

• java - android, web apps, windows/mac/linux apps

• javascript - web, node, facebook, hulu, netflix, everything...

the new millenium...

... still has new languages being created:

• go - created by google, evolution of c/C++/C#

• swift - created by apple, evolution of objective-c

• js libraries - angular, react, ember, node, typescript, elm, polymer, etc.

Editors/IDEs

Editor - A text editing tool (like Notepad or TextEdit) with varying levels of programming assistance

IDE (Integrated Development Environment) - An advanced text editor that includes tools to assist with debugging code and deploying to servers

Boy's Life Programming page

Downloads:

All work on macOS/Linux or Windows

• Atom Editor 
• Notepad++ 
• Sublime Text
• WebStorm / PhpStorm / RubyMine
• IntelliJ
• Eclipse

Homework

Req 5a - With your counselor’s approval, choose a sample program. Then, as a minimum, modify the code or add a function or subprogram to it. Debug and demonstrate the modified program to your counselor.

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