Lindley Codes Touch Develop Youth Spark Day at Lindley Middle

School

Warm-up: Questionnaire

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What is Coding or Computer Programming

Discussion: •Visit http://tinyurl.com/lindleycodes to post your reaction to the Padlet for this session.

Popular Programming Languages

Python

• Regarded as the best programming language for beginners• Easiest to learn• Used to build YouTube, Instagram and Spotify• Average Salary for a Python Programmer $107,000.

Java• Popular on all platforms,

operating systems, and devices • One of the most in

demand and highest paying programming languages• Used to build Gmail,

Minecraft, most Android Apps, Enterprise applications• Average salary is

$102,000

C• One of the oldest and most

widely used languages in the world• Popular for system and

hardware programming• Used to build Operating

systems* and hardware• Average salary is $102,000

C++• Complex version of C

with more features• Widely used for

developing games, industrial and performance critical applications

• Used to build operating systems, hardware and browsers

• Average salary $104,000

Javascript• Most popular web scripting

language• Important for Web designers

and web developers• Used to build Paypal and

front-end (the part you see) of most websites

• Average salary $99,000

C#• A popular choice for businesses to create websites and Windows applications• Can be used to build a website using .NET framework from Microsoft• Average salary $94,000

Ruby• Mostly known for its popular

web framework, Ruby on Rails• Designed for fun and

productive coding• Best for fun and personal

projects, startups and rapid development

• Used to build Hulu, Groupon, and Slideshare

• Average salary $107,000

PHP•Used for building small simple websites•Used to build Wordpress, Wikipedia, and Flickr• Average salary $89,000

Objective-C•Primary language used by Apple for Mac OSX and iOS•Used for developing iOS and OS X apps only•Average salary $107,000

Test your knowledge

•Answer questions to play a game http://www.classtools.net/pac/201511_aWR66M

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The game you just played was built using JavaScript

And now a word from our President…

Today you are learning to build your own apps using Touch Develop by

Microsoft• Touch Develop was created to help teach students, like you to

program.

• It has a language created with touch and motion response of devices in mind

• You can create your first app in minutes

• Curious about what software Microsoft has developed click the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Microsoft_software

To familiarize yourself with some of the principles of programming, try some of

these tutorials.

https://www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/http://hourofcode.com/frzn https://code.org/starwarshttps://code.org/learn