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Learning To Program - Part 1: Getting Started

This first course in Learning To Program will get you started with the fundamentals of programming, like looping and working with source code files.

Scott Allen - Pluralsight course - Learning To Program - Part 1: Getting Started
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What you'll learn

Learning to Program gives you an introduction to computer programming using the worlds most popular programming language - JavaScript. In the course we'll work with different JavaScript programs and learn how to control the flow of a program, manage multiple source code files, understand boolean logic, and by the end even build a simple web server.

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Scott Allen - Pluralsight course - Learning To Program - Part 1: Getting Started
Scott Allen

Scott has over 15 years of experience in commercial software development and is a frequent speaker at national conferences, and local user groups. Scott is a Microsoft MVP and has authored books on several Microsoft technologies, including ASP.NET, C#, and Windows Workflow.

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