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Play by Play: Getting Started with Programming

In this course, you’ll learn the fundamentals as well as best practices, and by the end of the presentation you will be well prepared to go on to learn the language of your choice.

Beginner
1h 41m
(21)

Created by Jesse Liberty and John Papa

Last Updated Feb 16, 2024

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Play by Play: Getting Started with Programming

In this course, you’ll learn the fundamentals as well as best practices, and by the end of the presentation you will be well prepared to go on to learn the language of your choice.

Beginner
1h 41m
(21)

Created by Jesse Liberty and John Papa

Last Updated Feb 16, 2024

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Play by Play is a series in which top technologists work through a problem in real time, unrehearsed, and unscripted. In this course, Play by Play: Getting Started with Programming, John Papa and Jesse Liberty teach the fundamentals of programming. Learn what you need to know to get started as a programmer, including variables, assignment, equality, loops, collections, and objects. By the end of this course, you’ll have an understanding of the fundamentals and best practices of programming that will help prepare you to learn the language of your choice.

Play by Play: Getting Started with Programming
Beginner
1h 41m
(21)
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Jesse Liberty - Pluralsight course - Play by Play: Getting Started with Programming
Jesse Liberty
29 courses 4.3 author rating 19176 ratings

Jesse Liberty is a Senior Consultant at Wintellect, where he specializes in Xamarin, Azure and Web development. He is a Certified Xamarin Developer, a Xamarin MVP and a Microsoft MVP.

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John Papa - Pluralsight course - Play by Play: Getting Started with Programming
John Papa
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John Papa is a Principal Developer Advocate with Microsoft and an alumni of the Google Developer Expert, Microsoft Regional Director, and MVP programs.

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