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Introduction to Programming and Computer Science - Full Course
freeCodeCamp.org 1h 59m EN published 2020-04-21
Why LearnPath recommends it
Explains what a program actually is — variables, control flow, functions, data — before any syntax, then walks through how the machine executes it. Runs ~2 hours, so a complete beginner can finish it in a week and arrive at a first language course with the right mental model.
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What you walk away with
Describe what source code, compilation and interpretation are
Read and reason about variables, loops, functions and basic data types
Choose a first language with a reason instead of a trend