1. Working as a Programmer Jamila Wright Image source: http://www.cs.tufts.edu/comp/105/progLanguages.jpg

2. Computer Programming: “The process of developing and implementing various sets of instructions to enable a computer to do certain tasks” - BusinessDictionary.com

3. Computers are everywhere! Cars Automated Doors Hospital Monitors TVs Smartphones Airplanes Cash Registers Traffic Signals Cameras Coffee Maker Nearly Every Industry Uses Computers in Some Capacity!

4. Computer Programmers “Programmers are essential because without the coding that is necessary to make computers work properly, the machine would be useless.” - BusinessDictionary.com

5. Types of Computer Programmers Software (Applications) Systems Mobile Apps Gaming Web Programming

6. Web Programming and Development 1.Client-Side Scripting -the programs that run in a user’s web browser; front-end of a program 2.Server-Side Scripting – code that facilitates the transfer of data from the web server to the web browser 3.Database Technology – manages all the information on the server that supports a website

7. Top Web Programming Languages

8. Best Web Programming Languages?? There is no single best language for web programming Programmers should choose the language that best suits their project’s features and functions Ruby Python Perl C# HTML JavaScript PHP Java

9. 2 Most Popular: Java & Python Java object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in 1995 top-level language of choice for large scale websites with high volume of traffic Server-side scripting language Java source code files are compiled into a format called bytecode, which can then be executed by a Java interpreter. Small Java applications or Java applets and can be downloaded from a Web server and run on your computer by a Java-compatible Web browser Google.com, Facebook.com, Amazon.com, Ebay

10. 2 Most Popular: Java & Python Python Created in 1991 by Guido van Rossum object-oriented programming language that has gained popularity because of its clear syntax and readability The source code is freely available and open for modification and reuse Programmers can do more with fewer lines of code Blogger.com, Youtube.com

11. Honorable Mentions: C# - Stack Overflow PHP – Wikipedia, WordPress JavaScript- front end of majority of popular websites C++ - Twitter.com SQL –database query language ***

12. Free Programming Tutorials Codecademy - JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Python, Ruby W3schools.com - everything Khan Academy – video lessons on coding concepts LearnStreet - JavaScript, Python, Ruby

13. Working as a Programmer According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), overall employment of computer software engineers and computer programmers – including web programmers – will grow much faster than the average for all occupations in coming years

14. Working as a Programmer High Demand: positions are available in every industry - automotive, finance, healthcare, transportation, retail, etc. Entry-Level computer/web programmer earns an average salary of $49k/year Median salary averages $55-65k/year

15. Working as a Programmer Highest paying skills in C#, Java Java Programmers – $59k −C# Developers - $65k −PHP Web Developers – $50k −Ruby Software Dev - $70k South Carolina – below national average - $53k

16. Questions? Image Source: http://www.wikihow.com/Start-Learning-Computer-Programming

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