- Get Ready to Program
- What a Computer Program Does
- Common Programming Misconceptions
- Many Programs Already Exist
- Programmers Are in Demand
- The Real Value of Programs
- Users Generally Don't Own Programs
- Giving Computers Programs
- Your First Program
- Clarifying Comments
- Entering Your Own Program
- Summary
- Q&A
- Workshop
Summary
Now that you know a bit more about the computer industry as a whole, you have a better idea of where programmers fit into the picture. Computers can do nothing without programs and programmers are responsible for providing those programs.
You already got a taste of programming this hour by typing your first JavaScript program and opening the resulting document in your browser. As you saw by typing your own program into an editor, entering and running a code is not painful at all. As a matter of fact, the quick feedback that programming offers is a rewarding experience. Programmers often like their profession very much because they can see the results of their work quickly.