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If you’re looking to get into software development but have no clue where to start, we have good news – you’re in the right place. Our Software Development learning path includes hours of courses designed to give you a broad-reaching overview of the software development landscape, including best practices, introductions to various coding languages, and how to use some of the most popular tools. 

Once you complete our Software Development learning path, you should understand the basics of languages including Python, C#, Javascript, and Typescript, as well as how to use Git and SQL.

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Develop Foundation level course - Software Development - Introduction to Programming: Run, Debug, and Correct Source Code

Introduction to Programming: Run, Debug, and Correct Source Code

In this course you’ll be introduced to to the basic concepts of how code is written. You’ll learn what goes in to writing code, and end the course with an understanding that writing code is often an exercise in iterative problem solving.

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COURSES INCLUDED IN THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LEARNING PATH

Software Development Basics

  1. Run, Debug, and Correct Source Code
  2. Identify the Elements of a Computer Language
  3. Categorize a Value as a Data Type
  4. Combine Values into Composite Data Types
  5. Select an Appropriate Collection Type
  6. Follow the Execution Path of a Program

Git

  1. Install the Git Tools
  2. Clone an Existing Repository in Git
  3. Add Files to a Repository with Git
  4. Edit Files in a Git Repository
  5. Create and Merge Branches in Git
  6. Rewrite History in a Git Repository
  7. Resolve Merge Conflicts in Git

Python

  1. Intro to Python
  2. Python Basics
  3. Flow Control with Python
  4. Python Functions
  5. Importing Modules with Python
  6. HTTP Requests with Python

Python Language Concepts

  1. Python Language Concepts: Pack and Unpack Parameters and Arguments
  2. Python Language Concepts: Leverage the Full Power of Dictionaries
  3. Python Language Concepts: Create Decorators to Add Functionality to Existing Functions
  4. Python Language Concepts: Write Modular Classes and Mixins with Multiple Inheritance
  5. Python Language Concepts: Create Properties to Implement Getters, Setters, and Deleters
  6. Python Language Concepts: Iterate Over Iterators and Iterables
  7. Python Language Concepts: Create Generators to Easily Implement Iterators
  8. Python Language Concepts: Use String Interpolation to Simplify Text Manipulation
  9. Python Language Concepts: Deal with Runtime Errors Gracefully with Exception Handling
  10. Python Language Concepts: Write Pythonic Code

SQLAlchemy

  1. Learn About ORMs and SQLAlchemy
  2. Learn SQLAlchemy ORM
  3. Learn SQLAlchemy Core

JSON

  1. Serialize Python to JSON
  2. Deserialize JSON to Python
  3. Write Custom JSON Encoders and Decoders for Python

SQLite

  1. SQLite: Retrieve Data
  2. SQLite: Insert, Update, and Delete
  3. SQLite: Other Considerations

Command Line Interface (CLI)

  1. Build a CLI with argparse
  2. Build an Advanced CLI with argparse
  3. Use Alternative Tools to Build a CLI

Paramiko

  1. Work with Files and Processes on Your Workstation Using OS and Paramiko
  2. Work with Files on a Remote Server Using OS and Paramiko

Python

  1. Logging with Python
  2. Debugging with Python
  3. Profiling with Python

Testing with Python

  1. Write Unit Tests for Python Code
  2. Use Mocking to Isolate Code for Unit Testing

C Sharp (C#)

  1. Compile a Command-Line Program with C#
  2. Format Strings for Output with C#
  3. Display Numeric Values with C#
  4. Call Code in Other Assemblies with C#
  5. Write and Call Methods with C#
  6. Organize Your Code into Classes with C#
  7. Simplify Your Classes with Properties with C#
  8. Simplify Your Code with Enums with C#
  9. Handle Exceptions with C#
  10. Create a Class Library with C#

Entity Framework

  1. Use LocalDb as a Development Database with Entity Framework
  2. Read Database Data with Entity Framework
  3. Insert, Update, and Delete Data from a Database Using Entity Framework
  4. Write LINQ to Entity Framework Queries
  5. Use Stored Procedures with Entity Framework
  6. Use Enterprise Patterns with Entity Framework

Javascript

  1. Getting Started with JavaScript: Configure Your Development Environment
  2. Getting Started with JavaScript: Understand Javascript Language Essentials
  3. Getting Started with JavaScript: Understand Booleans, Numbers, and Strings
  4. Getting Started with JavaScript: Create and Use Arrays
  5. Getting Started with JavaScript: Learn Object-Oriented Programming
  6. Getting Started with JavaScript: Learn About ECMAScript 6

TypeScript

  1. Explore the Advantages of TypeScript
  2. Use Classes and Interfaces in TypeScript
  3. Functions and Arrow Functions in TypeScript
  4. Use Internal and External Modules in TypeScript
  5. Discover More TypeScript Features