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PHP for NonProgrammers

Code & Development

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Code & Development

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Beginner

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Developer

PHP for NonProgrammers

45 minutes (+15 minutes Q&A)

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This is a friendly programming introduction for people new to coding. We'll take a "Physics for Poets" approach to basic PHP concepts like variables, conditionals, and functions. You'll write a little bit of code, speak a little geek, laugh a little, and start down the addictive path of programming logic.

We'll cover:

  • Variables ($variable = where I store my stuff)
  • Boolean logic (you can either eat cake OR eat cookies but you must run AND lift weights)
  • Conditional statements (if this is true, do that, else, do something else)
  • Functions (aka little blocks of "do stuff")
  • How to be a geek in public
  • Other tasty tidbits if time permits

Image credit

Laughing Squid on Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND).

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