1. 👶 Coding Basics¶
💻 What is software vs hardware?¶
Software is a collection of instructions for the computer.
Hardware is the physical components like a computer mouse or the CPU (central processing unit) which is the electronic circuitry that executes the instructions.
0️⃣1️⃣ What is coding?¶
Coding is writing software that turns that into the basic instructions that the computer hardware can understand.
Computer hardware itself, like your CPU, understands only very simple instructions, like adding numbers, and saving and loading information.
👄 What is a programming language?¶
Instructions can be written in many different “languages.” To make it easier to talk to your computer, people have invented languages, which let you write a “higher level”, i.e. more natural sounding description of what you want the computer to do.
👊 Who are coders?¶
People who talk to computers go by many different names. From most casual to “impressive on a resume” you can say: coder, programmer, software developer, software engineer, software architect (those guys make the big bucks!).🤑