Code! - Week 1

Basics - Terminology

You don’t need anything to get started. Just a browser.

Algorithm - series of steps to solve a problem
Syntax - Syntax can be thought of as the grammar and punctuation of the instructions that we provide to a computer. Different programming languages have different syntax.
We will be working with the Javascript language and the P5.JS library
Javascript is the programming language that comes with most browsers. It is one of the most common programming languages.
Libraries can be thought of as an add-on to a programming language that introduces additional functionality.
P5.JS is a library that makes it easy to do creative coding with Javascript
Check out P5.js community statement
Sketch - a name commonly used to describe a P5.JS computer program. In other words, a sketch is a simple program or application.
HTML and CSS are two other commonly used technologies that contribute to making a web page work.