What is Computer Programming?
A Computer program is a set of instructions that a computer follows to complete a task. “Coding” or “programming”, means writing step by step instructions that tell a computer what to do! Computer programs are everywhere—we are surrounded by them. Many of the devices and gadgets we use every day are controlled by them. These machines, such as, mobile phones, computer software, games, cars, and washing machines, all follow step by step instructions written by a computer programmer. How Computer Programs work? They might seem very smart but they are in fact clueless boxes that follow instructions very quickly and accurately. As intelligent human beings, we can get these machines to carry out different tasks by writing programs, or list of instructions. So, to write a program, you tell a computer what to do by writing very detailed instructions. Each instruction has to be concise enough for the computer to understand it. If the instructions are incorrect, the computer won’t behave the way you want it to.
Three Main Questions about Python
1) What is Python? 2) What can you do with it? 3) Why is it so popular? In other words, what does it do that other programming languages don’t? Python is the world’s fastest growing and most popular programming language – not just amongst software engineers, but also amongst mathematicians, data analysts, scientists, accountants, network engineers, and even children because it is a beginner friendly programing language. People from different disciplines use python for a variety of different tasks such as data analysis and visualization, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, and automation. In fact – this is one of the main reasons for the use of python amongst people who are not software developers. If you constantly have to do boring, repetitive tasks, such as copying files and folders around, renaming them, uploading them to a server, you can easily write a python script to automate all that and save time. If you continuously have to work excel spreadsheets, PDFs, Cs view files, download websites and parse them, you can automate all of that with Python. In other words, you don’t have to be a software developer to use Python; you could be an accountant, a mathematician, or a scientist, and use Python to make your life easier. You can also use Python to build web, mobile and desktop applications as well as software testing or even hacking. So, Python is a multipurpose language. Now if you have some programming experience you might say, “we can do all this stuff with other programming languages, so what’s the big deal with Python?” Here are a couple of reasons that make it a big deal: with Python you can solve complex problems in less time with fewer lines of code, and make trivial tasks less time consuming with its simple yet powerful syntax. Other reasons why Python is so popular is because it is a high-level language and you don’t have to worry about complex tasks such as memory management like you do in C++. It is cross platform which means that you can build and run python applications on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It has a huge community, so whenever you get stuck, there is someone somewhere out there to help. It has a large ecosystem of libraries, frameworks, and tools, which means that whatever you want to do, it is as if someone else has done it before simply because Python has been around for over 20 years. So, in a nutshell, Python is a multi-purpose language with a simple and beginner-friendly syntax. Technically, everything you do with Python, you can do with other programming languages, but Python’s simplicity and elegance has made it grow faster than other programming languages. That’s why it’s the number one programming language that employers seek. So, whether you are a programmer or an absolute beginner, learning Python opens up numerous job opportunities to you. In fact, the average Python Developer earns a whopping $116,000 dollars a year
What Type of Jobs are Available to Python Programmers?
There are a variety of jobs that one can obtain from focusing exclusively on Python development. Many of these jobs will be in building and improving the internal tools that a company uses to create its finished marketable products, rather than working on the finished product itself. One specific economic sector where the presence of Python programming is particularly strong is the geospatial industry. This is a critical industry that deals in navigational tools such as GPS, radar and light measurements. If you are interested in web applications, Python is a better choice for development (working with back-end or server side) rather than design (creating actual finished front-end that site visitors interact with). Google employed Python for many components of its search engine, and it is widely used in the data mining industry. Finally, Python can be used for game development. Some famous examples of games developed either entirely or in large part with Python include EVE Online, Civilization IV, the Battlefield game series and the Mount and Blade games. The popular development environment Blender is written in Python. In short, Python is a part of the winning formula for productivity, software equality, and maintainability at many companies and institutions around the world.
Career Opportunities, an article by gooroo.io, states that on Angel List, Python is the 2nd most demanded skill and also the skill with the highest average salary offered. With the rise of data, Python developers are in demand as data scientists, especially since Python can be easily integrated into web applications to carry out tasks that require machine learning. In terms of search volume for anyone interested in learning Python, it has skyrocketed to 1st place when compared to other languages. Clearly, Python will continue to reign in terms of relevance, and has a promising future to its large community.
What Courses will be offered during the Summer 2021?
Premier Academy is excited to launch Introduction to Python Course [A] which had been developed for 5th-9th grade students. This course is unlike any coding class for middle schoolers because it is designed to teach kids how to understand their code and build their own software applications rather than copying it from an instructor like many other coding organizations looking a for a quick buck. This course helps parents get strategic with their child’s computer science education by a series of beginner exercises, projects, and tests that are designed to take students over the rather steep computer science learning curve in an exciting 7 session course. At the end of the course, students are encouraged to take a placement test in order to move onto the second Python Course [B].
Python Course [B] is a continuation of Introduction to Python Course [A] and builds off of the student’s previous programming knowledge on key concepts that are used in the professional field. Students in course [B] are not only exposed to the applications of Python but they are also given the opportunity to improve their CS trajectory and ability to code. In short, we do not want students to take a summer course and forget about what they learned when they go back to school, rather, we encourage students to follow a systematic structure to learning Python that is guaranteed to spark long term interest and sustained growth. At the end of the course students will take a placement test to continue onto Python Course [C]
Students who have successfully passed the Python Course [B] placement test will now be eligible to enroll in Python Course [C]. Here, students will begin this course with a strong grasp on how to program completely on their own without the assistance of an instructor. This ability is what educators strive for and it is crucial to maintain and sharpen a student’s coding capability.