Intro to Programming and Development

Computers aren’t very smart. Sure, they can do a lot of math or help you search the Internet. But, if you asked a computer to vacuum the house for you, could it do it? If you asked a computer to draw a picture of a bird for you, would it? A computer would have no idea about what you’re saying.

Computers are bad at understanding things. If you don’t give them exact instructions, they become confused and make mistakes. Telling a computer what you want it to do is sometimes hard because you have to explain things very carefully.

Because computers don’t understand English, you have to give them instructions in special computer languages that computers can understand. So we will explore the JavaScript language. Most computers understand the JavaScript language.

This subject aims to provide students with an understanding of the role computation can play in solving problems. It also aims to help students, to feel justifiably confident of their ability to write small programs that allow them to accomplish useful goals.