So you\u2019re looking at coding bootcamps, but what exactly is coding in the first place? Well, this is where you get to learn that. Here is a beginner\u2019s cheat sheet where you will find all the background you need before you start learning for real.
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In the simplest of terms, coding is just telling a computer what you want it to do. That involves typing in step-by-step commands for the computer to follow – you\u2019re learning how to speak computer. It\u2019s no mystery learning to code has been likened to learning a foreign language, or perhaps, more specifically, a family of foreign languages.
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Why should you learn it? Well, simply put, because it powers the digital world. Every digital thing you use – websites, apps, computer programs, even your microwave screen, rely on code to operate. This makes coders the architects and builders of the digital age.
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But just learning a foreign language, learning code requires you to learn a lot of vocabulary. It might be intimidating at first, but as you progress in your coding career, you\u2019ll see that these words build on each other and make more sense. We\u2019ve put together a list of terms we think you should know before you jump in.
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ACTIVE RECORD<\/strong> ALGORITHM<\/strong> ALGORITHM APP\u2122<\/strong> ANGULAR.JS<\/strong> APACHE<\/strong> AJAX<\/strong> AV FOUNDATION<\/strong> BELT EXAM<\/strong> BLACK-BELT<\/strong> BOOTSTRAP (TWITTER BOOTSTRAP)<\/strong> BOOLEAN SEARCHING<\/strong> CODE REVIEW<\/strong> CODE VERSION CONTROL<\/strong> CODING BOOTCAMP<\/strong> COFFEESCRIPT<\/strong> DJANGO<\/strong> DEPLOYMENT<\/strong> EER DIAGRAMS<\/strong> ERD (DATABASE DESIGN)<\/strong> EXPRESS.JS<\/strong> FLIP LEARNING METHOD<\/strong> FRAMEWORK<\/strong> FULL STACK<\/strong> FULL STACK DEVELOPER<\/strong> HTML<\/strong> HTTP REQUEST<\/strong> LESS<\/strong> LINUX<\/strong> LOCAL STORAGE<\/strong> MONGODB<\/strong> MVC<\/strong> MYSQL<\/strong>
This is the model responsible for representing business data and logic.
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An algorithm is just a combination of rules to be followed, a set of processes the computer needs to go through. They\u2019re the basis for all programming.
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Coding Dojo\u2019s free open source platform for learning basic algorithms. You can find it at algorithm.codingdojo.com
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An open-source web application framework run by Google.
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An open source, Unix-based Web server created by the Apache Software Foundation.
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It stands for \u201casynchronous JavaScript and XML.\u201d This set of web development techniques uses different client-side web technologies to create asynchronous web applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
API<\/strong>
A set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications through operations, inputs, outputs, and underlying types.
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A popular framework with an Objective-C interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BACKBONE.JS<\/strong>
A JavaScript framework with a RESTful JSON interface. It\u2019s based on the model-view-presenter (MVP) application design paradigm.
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Coding Dojo uses Belt Exam to test students on the material in a certain stack. Students receive a wireframe, a list of requirements that an application must do, and the technologies that the student must use to build it. They have 4.5 hours to complete the application.
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An award given to students who pass the belt exam for MEAN, Ruby on Rails, or iOS Swift technology stacks.
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An open-source collection of tools developed by Mark Otto and Jacob Thornton of Twitter for creating websites and web applications.
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Named for George Boole, a 19th century English mathematician, Boolean searching is built on a method of symbolic logic. Boolean searches allow you to combine words and phrases to limit, broaden, or define your search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CODEIGNITER<\/strong>
Codeigniter is an open source rapid development web application framework. You use it to build dynamic web sites with PHP.
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The systematic examination of computer source code. You use it to find and fix mistakes originally overlooked.
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How you manage changes to documents, computer programs, large websites, and other collections of information.
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An intensive programming course intended to turn students into developers in an intensive, quick, and fun way.
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A programming language that trans compiles to JavaScript.
CORE LOCATION
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DATA STRUCTURES<\/strong>
A method of organization of data in a computer so that it can be used efficiently. They implement one or more particular abstract data types (ADT).
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A free open-source web application framework written in Python.
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All of the activities that make a software system available for use.
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An enhanced entity-relationship (EER) model is a high level or conceptual data model incorporating extensions to the original entity-relationship (ER) model.
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A graphical representation of an information system that shows the relationship between people, objects, places, concepts or events within that system.
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A Node.js web application server framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FLASK<\/strong>
A micro web application framework written in Python and based on the Werkzeug toolkit and Jinja2 template engine.
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Blended learning instructional strategy that delivers instructional content, often online, outside of the classroom.
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A layered structure indicating what programs can or should be built and how they would interrelate.
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A web application can be divided into two areas: front end and backend. The front end contains client-side languages. The backend consists of web servers, backend languages \/ frameworks, and databases. The full stack contains both.
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Well-rounded software engineers who build fully functional platforms from the front end to the backend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GIT\/GITHUB<\/strong>
A micro web application framework written in Python and based on the Werkzeug toolkit and Jinja2 template engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HAML<\/strong>
A lightweight markup language that\u2019s used to describe the HTML of a web document.
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HyperText Markup Language is the standard markup language used to create web pages. This is often the very first technology beginners to web development will learn.
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IOS SWIFT<\/strong>
A multi-paradigm, compiled programming language created by Apple Inc for iOS, OS X and watchOS and tvOS development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
JQUERY<\/strong>
A cross-platform library designed to simplify the client-side scripting of HTML. Also the most popular JavaScript library in use today. It has been installed on 65% of the top 10 million highest-trafficked websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LAMP STACK<\/strong>
A very common model of web service solution stacks. It serves Linux operating system, Apache HTTP Server, MySQL relational database management system (RDBMS), and PHP programming language.
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LESS is a dynamic stylesheet language that can be compiled into Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and run on the client-side or server-side.
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A computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open-source software development and distribution.
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The data placed in local storage is per origin (the combination of protocol, hostname, and port number as defined in the same-origin policy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MEAN STACK<\/strong>
A free and open-source JavaScript software stack for building dynamic websites and web applications.
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A cross-platform document-oriented database. It\u2019s classified as a NoSQL database, but it eschews the traditional table-based relational database structure in favor of JSON-like documents with dynamic schemas.
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Model-view-controller (MVC) is a software architectural pattern for implementing user interfaces. It divides a given software application into three interconnected parts to separate the internal representations of information from the ways that information is presented to or accepted from the user.
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MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n