What Is Programming? And How To Get Started
January 28, 2025
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This course is part of Programming in C++: A Hands-on Introduction Specialization
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Store and manipulate vectors of data
Compare and manipulate strings of text
Read and write to text and CSV files
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This course is designed for learners with limited coding experience, providing a solid foundation of not just C++, but core Computer Science topics that can be transferred to other languages. The modules in this course cover vectors, pointers, strings, and files. Completion of C++ Basics: Selection and Iteration before taking this course is recommended. To allow for a truly hands-on, self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free. Assignments contain short explanations with images and runnable code examples with suggested edits to explore code examples further, building a deeper understanding by doing. You'll benefit from instant feedback from a variety of assessment items along the way, gently progressing from quick understanding checks (multiple choice, fill in the blank, and un-scrambling code blocks) to small, approachable coding exercises that take minutes instead of hours.
Welcome to Week 1 of the C++ Basic Structures: Vectors, Pointers, Strings, and Files course. These assignments cover using vectors to store multiple pieces of data in a single variable and iterating over vectors or using built-in methods and functions to manipulate vectors. The module ends with a lab and graded coding exercises.
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Welcome to Week 2 of the C++ Basic Structures: Vectors, Pointers, Strings, and Files course. These assignments cover creating, referencing, and dereferencing pointers. The module ends with a lab and graded coding exercises.
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Welcome to Week 3 of the C++ Basic Structures: Vectors, Pointers, Strings, and Files course. These assignments cover storing multiple characters or text in a string and using built-in methods and functions to manipulate strings. The module ends with a lab and graded coding exercises.
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Welcome to Week 4 of the C++ Basic Structures: Vectors, Pointers, Strings, and Files course. These assignments cover importing and exporting large pieces of data from text and CSV files. The module ends with a lab and graded coding exercises.
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Reviewed on Jan 23, 2023
Extremely good course. I really love this course. It was great fun indeed.
Reviewed on Feb 17, 2023
Just WoW course to be enrolled in...The practical approach of this course makes it different from others..Highly recommended if you really want to learn things practically.
Reviewed on Nov 12, 2022
This codio platform is very useful for one who has blind knowledge of c++ and other languages...After finishing this course you'll be very good in c++...The method of learning in c++ is very good..
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