Why Learn How to Code

Module #06: An Introduction to C++ Programming

Learning Outcomes:
✓Identify the importance of acquiring programming skills in
various employment opportunities

✓Learn and apply the basic concepts in computer

programming needed to create solutions to problems
relevant to the engineering program.
Why Everyone Should Learn Programming
✓You get to understand how software work.
✓Employment opportunities remain high for coding-
related jobs.
✓Coding develops critical and creative thinking. It
teaches persistence.
✓Learning how to create programs offers career
flexibility.
What is Computer Programming?

Computer programming or Coding is a step-by-

step process of designing and developing sets of
sequence of instructions to solve a specific
problem using a computer.
Phases of Computer Program Development

1. Problem Definition
2. Problem Analysis
3. Algorithm Design and Representation (Flowchart)
4. Coding and debugging
How to choose a programming language?
• Software system response time
• Number of simultaneous users
• Security and Maintenance
• Compatibility with other applications and devices
Why Learn C++?
C++ is a powerful general-purpose programming
language. It can be used to develop operating
systems(Mac OS, Linux, Windows OS), browsers
(Firefox, Chrome Safari, IE, Opera), applications (MS
Office, Amazon, Spotify, YouTube, Adobe Photoshop),
and so on.

• C++ is used to develop games, desktop apps,

operating systems, browsers, and so on because of
its performance.
1. Scalability
2. Fast
3. Portable
• After learning C++, it will be much easier to learn
other programming languages like Java, Python, etc.
1. Community

C++ helps you to understand the internal architecture

of a computer, how computer stores and retrieves
information.
Brief History of C++
- Developed by Bjarne Stroustrup in 1979 with the
intention of developing object oriented programming
in C language since C language is considered a “middle
language”. It was then known as “C with Classes”.

- In 1983, the name of the language was changed from

“C with Classes” to C++. It was implemented at as
commercialized product in 1985.