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Coding Fundamentals Refresher

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Use this course to re-familiarize yourself with the fundamentals of programming languages: variables, loops, arrays, dictionaries, etc. While it serves to be a refresher for more experienced engineers, beginners can also use it to get back up to speed.

We largely consider this course optional if you have significant experience in your language of choice. However, we make all code snippets available in multiple languages, so you may find it useful to see how patterns are expressed in different ones.

Later on, we also cover some more intermediate coding patterns that might come up during a software career. It would be helpful to speak to these concepts during interviews and at work.

Course Curriculum

SECTION 1

Coding Fundamentals and Patterns

This module contains the fundamentals of coding, serving as either a crash course for brand new beginners or a refresher for experienced developers. It covers a broad spectrum of foundational topics, starting with an introduction to computer programming and its applications, followed by a practical guide on installing and using a language. The course progresses through essential programming concepts like variables, Boolean algebra, logic gates, and basic math operations. Additionally, it delves into more complex topics like control flow, function calling, dictionaries, and understanding mutable vs. immutable objects, providing a comprehensive overview of core programming principles and patterns.

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SECTION 2

Intermediate Coding Patterns

We go through some useful tools all programmers should have in their arsenal, including regex, bit operators, and software design patterns, offering insights into the practical applications of these tools in various programming scenarios. Lessons cover the intricacies of functional programming with map, filter, and reduce functions, and delve into advanced concepts like lambda expressions and decorators. The course also provides a deep dive into the essential mathematics for programming, crucial for acing technical interviews, and explains complex topics such as integer overflow and underflow, and the implementation of state machines.

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