Show Notes
We continue to look at how to construct loops including how to do something special the first time through the loop. We introduce the idea of 'None' which is a way to indicate that a variable is currently empty.
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Explore the nature of programming and how programming a computer is different than using a computer.
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We look at how writing programs is just another form of communication. Instead of communicating with another person, we are communicating our ideas to a computer.
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