Nov 26
Tips for Final Project:
- Start somewhere; couple maps that are tied together, etc.
- Start thinking about adding additional data as it comes
Programming
- Programming is what the software will do
- Instruction set (same for 30 years) for “how to add two numbers together”
- Each chip in a computer can execute commands and instructions (more CPU, more speed)
- Variables, Commands, Logic
- Variable can be anything (x,y)… often stored in memory… are variables so they can be changed
- Command is an instruction that tells the computer to act on variables… Math (- x + /), Strings (str 3-DAN-n), Algorithms (XOR… used to code and encrypt information)
- Logic… IF, THEN, WHILE… XoR(x,y)
- Think of variables as containers… they contain words we have, Commands to push containers to different places, Logic to dictate when stuff is happening
- What needs to happen in sequence logically to reach the end?