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Thinking Like a Computer

Learning Programming - How to Become a Professional Software Developer

Now you know how a computer works. The basic concepts are actually rather simple. Of course, actually building a computer is an incredibly complex undertaking. Fortunately, we programmers can focus on programming them.

In the last section we learned that a computer command basically performs these three task:

Read the instruction and data from memory.
Perform a calculation.
Store the result at another address.

Then the computer continues with the next command. Then the next. And so on. This is the programming of the computer.

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Understanding Your Computer in Five Steps

Post author By stefan
Post date 21. January 2018
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To solve a problem with a computer, you have to understand how it works first.

Almost all computers that are in use today are digital. The analog computer is a thing of the past, so we can focus on digitial computers. The word digital in the context of computers mean that they based on binary numbers – numbers that consist only of zeroes and ones. This fact determines everything how a computer works. The amazing thing is that just with two numbers, computers can be used to solve a huge variety of tasks.

To understand how a computer achieves this feat, you have to learn to use binary numbers yourself. This is the first step towards thinking like a computer.

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Thinking Like a Computer – Functions

Post author By stefan
Post date 21. January 2018
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Learning Programming – How to Become a Professional Software Developer

Post author By stefan
Post date 11. December 2017
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There is no better time than today to become a programmer. The demand on the job market is rising continously. And it has never been easier. There are countless books about all kinds of programming languages and interactive online courses. But mastering a programming language is not enough to become a professional software developer. You need to learn many other skills, too. I taught myself these skills. And you can do it, too. Based on my experience, I give an overview about everything you need to learn in order to get you started on the path of becoming a professional developer.

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