Pre-Programming: Everything you need to know before you code

Increase your chance of success learning to code and communicating with other developers

What you’ll learn

Better understand the fundamentals of how programming works
Understand the fundamentals of how computers work and how that relates to modern web technology
Choose what programming language and path they want to pursue in their career
Understand and apply the 8 basic concepts of programming
Evaluate, install, and modify any content management system
Understand world technology trends like responsive design, pair programming, PaaS systems, and the growth of APIs
Make a decision about what technology and ecosystem interests you
Correctly understand and apply the concept of a programming framework
Call out your friends for not knowing the difference between a framework, library, and IDE (they’ll love you)
Communicate with others about technology in a way that doesn’t immediately give away your inexperience
Impress your friends during drinks with random factoids about Bill Gates & Steve Jobs
Finally understand the reason Comcast keeps billing you $29.99

Anyone interested in learning how to program that is already struggling or intimidated by the process
Anyone who wants to better communicate with development teams they work with
Anyone who wants to hire, vet, & manage developers more effectively
Anyone who is simply interested in getting an in depth understanding of modern web & mobile technology trends