CS111: PROGRAMMING

LANGUAGE II

Lecture 1: Introduction Computer Science

Department

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Lecture Contents

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Course info

Why programming??

Why Java ??

Write once, run anywhere!!

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Course info

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Website

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Book

Course plan

Assessment methods and grading

Labs and practical assignments

The term Project

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Quiz!!!!

What is a program? (instructions)

What is a programming language? (syntax/rules)

What is a Software Package? (application domain)

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Why Programming?? 5

Programming Enables you to make a computer do

anything you want.

First challenge. Learn a programming language.

Next question. Which one?

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Why Java??

It’s not about the language!

Develop general programming skills applicable to

many languages

Javatar!!

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Why Java?

Clarity - Keep it Simple

Relatively easy graphics

and GUI programming

Lots of library packages

Full documentation

http://java.sun.com

Colleges are teaching it

Companies are using it

Students want it

Teachers welcome it... ;)

Programmers drink it... :)

Free compiler and IDEs

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Java == class

Everything must be in a class. There are no

global functions or global data.

What about main??

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Your first Java program.. 9

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The Code life Cycle!!

Edit compile run

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Write once, Compile Anywhere! 11

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Welcome to the java world!!

That’s all for today…..

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