Today was the official start of a new journey: Programming! While I am really excited to be finally starting the programming aspect of this course, I'm also quite nervous—it looks so complex! That probably means I'll have to pay extra attention in class... not that I don't already, of course. ;)
Today we created a flow chart of the process of both website design, which we were already familiar with, and programming itself. With programming first you have to code the program. Next, when the syntax—programming word for grammar—is valid, you execute the program. Then, if it looks satisfactory, you can either generate an executable,—a non-open-source program—or simply stop there! See what I mean? Just the process is starting to look very menacing... Not even to mention the text-editor, the compiler, or the executor, all part of the IDE... Chances are I've probably lost you already!
After all that, we looked at the programming tool we were going to be using: a program called Turing. Turing is an IDE, or Integrated Development Environment. Basically that means it has a text-editor, compiler, and executor, all built in! We looked at some basic programming words and what they turn out when you click "Run". It was really basic stuff, and we have got off to a great start!
On a cooler note, start of new unit = end of the old unit... which in Mr. Arkin's words mean... PARTY! That's right, tomorrow our class will be celebrating our past few weeks' accomplishments with some food, and of course... music! So maybe tomorrow Lab 218 will become Party Room 218? Yay.
So tomorrow when you're in working on your English essay (that was actually due yesterday) or solving for x in Math, think of us... We'll be partying away! :D
Now, the party don't start 'til I walk in...
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, Imma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no...
-Tik Tok, Kesha
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