Think Like a Programmer
Every programming language — JavaScript, Python, SQL, even Git — is built on the same five ideas: variables, functions, decisions, loops, and inputs/outputs. Learn those ideas first, in plain English, and every language you ever pick up becomes a translation exercise rather than a foreign subject.
What you'll learn
Course outline
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Conditionals: Making Decisions
IF this happens, THEN do that — ELSE do this instead
Loops: Doing Things Repeatedly
Instead of writing the same instruction 100 times, write it once and say "repeat"
Inputs, Outputs, and Side Effects
Everything your program receives, produces, or does to the outside world
The Debugging Mindset
Finding mistakes is a skill — and it's learnable
Programming Languages Are Dialects, Not Different Subjects
Once you understand the five ideas, every language is a translation exercise
Your First Real Problem: Putting It All Together
Design a complete solution using only the five ideas
Learning path
This course is the foundation. Everything else — Git, web development, building products — builds on the mental models here.
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All 9 lessons. No prerequisites. The mental model that makes every other programming course easier.