Data Types (Clip 7): Gentle Introduction to Programming

We can store many different types of information in a variable, including textual data, numbers, dates, and lists (or arrays). We can even define our own data types to describe more complex things, like a cat, using an object.

Lesson Links:

*Content*
00:00 Most variables have a data type
00:16 Common data types
01:02 Array (List)
02:17 Custom data type (object)
04:07 You try it! (Hands on activity)
04:53 Key points

*Course Description*
Programming is an exciting, and lucrative, profession. Whether you want to develop phone apps, web apps, or apps for a desktop, the basic ideas and skills are the same. This course is a gentle introduction to the basic concepts and vocabulary of programming.

You won't learn a particular programming language in this course. Rather this course prepares you with the terms and techniques you need to be successful with any programming language.

In this self-paced online course, you will learn how to think like a developer. You'll turn an idea into a program using pseudocode, including if statements, loops, functions, and variables.

*Audience*
This course is intended for:
• Anyone new to programming
• Middle school or high school students interested in programming
• Existing developers that want to power up on programming fundamentals
• Those that manage or interact with developers to better understand their specialized processes and vocabulary

No prerequisite knowledge or skills are needed for this course.

This is the first course of the "How to Become a Web Developer" series.

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😊About Me
Hey! I'm Deborah Kurata
I'm a software developer and YouTube content creator. I speak at conferences such as VS Live and ng-conf. I write articles for freeCodeCamp. And I'm a Pluralsight author with courses in the top 10 most popular (out of 10,000+) over the past 5 years. For my work in support of software developers, I've been recognized with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award, and I'm a Google Developer Expert (GDE).

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