Название: Introduction to Programming, using Python
Автор: Shunya Acad
Издательство: Leanpub
Год: 2023-12-07
Страниц: 228
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true) + Extra
Размер: 17.0 MB

Use of technology is increasing and impacting more and more domains. Most of the workforce in cities use technology for work and personal work. This provides its own challenges but also opportunities, and requirements to use those opportunities. Introduction to programming is one of those requirements.

Python is one of the most popular generic programming language at the moment and this increases the chances of using the language you learn programming with. Python is a generic programming language with contributions in almost every domain, specially compared to other languages. So chances are higher that you will find an existing solution, irrespective of the field you work in. Another advantage is that there is lot of help available online as there are more users/developers.

Python has well designed syntax which is clear and easy to write and read which makes it easy to focus on what you need the code to do. Python provides features like garbage collection which does the memory management in background making it easier to code.

In this book intent is to provide notes and references to get started with Jupyter notebooks using Jupyter lab. Note that Jupyter notebooks can be used independent from Jupyter lab. There are other editors which support using Jupyter notebooks, e.g. VSCode, RStudio, Atom etc.

Learning computer programming serves few important purposes:

• Use technology more efficiently and resourcefully
• Provides a common language for communicating with those developing solutions
• Be aware of the possibilities during communication
• Create your own solutions

Therefore it makes sense to make introduction to computers, operating systems, computer programming and its basic applications, part of the school education than college for everyone.