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Basic Programming Presentation for an Intro Computer Class

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September 27, 2014 10:08:16 AM

Not sure where this would go or if there is even a place for this on these forums:



I am in an Introductory Computer Class at a Pharmacy School (so the standards are small, I know more than my teacher lol, but that doesn't matter because my standards are high for myself).

The class focuses on three things: basic computer stuff, internet, and social media so I thought it would be cool to have a part in my presentation where I ask on social media questions for my presentation.

So my request: name me what you think are the basic intro programming languages. I would like to have 3 bases covered: webpage programming, game making, and general application (as in stuff like Paint, MSWord, File sorting, etc). It'd be nice to keep the presentation limited to 3 Languages but I can mention others and not expand on them.

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September 27, 2014 11:01:20 AM

For the Web design you can talk of HTML

For game making you can talk of Direct3D (These arent programming language...)

For application making you can talk of C++ (Java is more easy but C++ is used in Windows )
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September 27, 2014 11:30:19 AM

Dat_Robot said:
For the Web design you can talk of HTML

For game making you can talk of Direct3D (These arent programming language...)

For application making you can talk of C++ (Java is more easy but C++ is used in Windows )


What do you mean when you say they aren't programming language?
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September 27, 2014 12:45:41 PM

Direct3D is a application programming interface (API)
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September 27, 2014 12:48:33 PM

Dat_Robot said:
Direct3D is a application programming interface (API)


So it is more a program than a language? It would still fall under the category yeah?
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September 27, 2014 12:49:47 PM

Yes it is include in the C++
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September 27, 2014 1:21:04 PM

Dat_Robot said:
Yes it is include in the C++


Okay so sort of the basis is knowing C++, then Direct3D will fall into place, and I guess all that will make html easier? Or maybe html is just really easy?
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September 27, 2014 1:25:50 PM

HTML and C++ are completly diffrent. Learning one dosent affect the other . Html is (I think) the easyiest of all languages.
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September 27, 2014 3:33:55 PM

Dat_Robot said:
HTML and C++ are completly diffrent. Learning one dosent affect the other . Html is (I think) the easyiest of all languages.


Hm, interesting. So my presentation could be like two different worlds maybe?

1. Web Based Programs = html (Easiest)
2. a. General Application = C++ (Moderate)
b. More demanding applications = Direct3D (Hardest)
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September 27, 2014 7:05:18 PM

The assembly is WAY harder but it is only used in OSs and hardware libs.

Direct 3D is what you know as DirectX ,used in modern games.
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September 27, 2014 7:07:08 PM

You should talk of beyond the application and abord the subjet of libraires,binairies and OSs
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October 1, 2014 2:59:56 AM

Dat_Robot said:
Html is (I think) the easyiest of all languages.


Understandably so, since it's a markup language and not a programming language. It doesn't contain any logic, it just describes the semantic layout of a document.

cwb50, if you want to talk about programming for the web then you should cover JavaScript. If it doesn't need to be strictly programming-related then HTML is fine of course, but much less interesting. If you want to make people cry and beg you to stop, talk about Cascading Style Sheets :) 
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October 1, 2014 9:28:16 AM

Javascript will be fine for presatation but HTML is the structure of a web page
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October 1, 2014 1:23:40 PM

Python (would cover all three bases) - plus is an easy language to get into.
JavaScript (would also cover two of the three bases) - web development, game making, but unfortunately no general application unless used with a host platform, also its pretty easy to get into.
and finally I would suggest (Java) - covers all of them.
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October 5, 2014 8:54:16 AM

But Java is less used altough it is easier
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