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About the Course

This MOOC provides you with the foundational skill set required to write computer programs. If you are interested in learning how to write interactive, graphical programs from an introductory level in a real programming language, this is the course for you. You will begin by learning the basics of editing and running programs. Then you will learn how to create 2D graphics using shapes and coordinates. Finally, you will learn how to create interactive graphics that you can control with the mouse. You will even solve a set of interactive puzzles using your coding skills in the Sleuth game which has been created especially for this course. The course uses the Javascript language and the p5.js library....

Top reviews

GT

Jun 8, 2019

The course is built up well, the steps are easy to follow. Even when there is some research required, the intentional gaps are highly manageable. The gamified deliverables were really fun to do! :-)

AA

Jul 19, 2021

It's worth the hard work. I'm insatiable for learning and need more impossible looking projects or games that Coursera designed to help the student really get into the world of computer programming.

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By Sukhbir S S

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Nov 14, 2023

It was difficult to understand the instructor. The total hit-and-trial method was also sometimes frustrating it should have an explanation course after the assignment of hit and trial instead of everything later

By Christian G

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Sep 19, 2020

For some reason the sound on the lecture videos was very low. Other than that It is a great introduction to the basics and the practical assignments are fun and you can add your own creativity to them.

By Ruoxi D

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Feb 20, 2022

easy to follow through to learn some basic concept of how computer works, especcially with the concept of internet, would be good to introduce some game dev knowledge briefly maybe

By Coco Z

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Apr 26, 2022

Overall good introduction to Javascript. The Sleuth game instructions could be made clearer, a lot of the time is spent trying to decipher the instructions rather than coding.

By Anvar N

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Aug 11, 2020

One of the best Online Courses that have real positive effect on one's education as tutorial lesson quality is high and concept used to explain lessons are easy to understand

By Damon M

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Oct 6, 2019

Other than the one Sleuth assignment which seemed unreliable, this course was very informative and provided a healthy challenge.

By Wanli Z

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Jan 20, 2020

locating the coordinates when there are multiple (>5) in a sleuth task can be a little repetitive. other than that it's great.

By Romaine G

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May 28, 2020

The course itself is great and I have no faults with it. But the whole Sleuth Assignment was rather Frustrating and Tedious.

By Abanoub A

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Mar 14, 2021

Assignment should be split across week 1,2 and 3 instead of having the deadline be in week 1, otherwise excellent course.

By Siddhant J

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Oct 16, 2022

working with Slueth was a little tricky but other than that the course was really easy to understand and worth it

By Kevin H

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Jun 15, 2020

Nice and quick introduction to javascript and p5 library. Does not assume any prior programming experience.

By Keanna H

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Aug 6, 2019

The teachers are very slow and well-paced. I was able to follow along easily.

I appreciate that.

By Munneeyy

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Jul 22, 2020

Good course taught me all the basics that I need to know. A lot of self teaching needed

By Ignacio C

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Oct 26, 2022

Classes are really good but Sleuth has some bugs that makes you have a bad experience

By Chanaporn S

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Dec 24, 2021

As a starter, I liked the game they provided. But the course structure was so mess up.

By Jong P

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Dec 14, 2020

To course manager,

Please fix the Sleuth deadline and bug in one of the modules.

By Kedon G

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Dec 29, 2019

I really enjoyed week 1 . I can't wait to dive deeper into the course .

By Neha D

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Feb 3, 2022

I really liked this course. It was a fun way learning java script.

By Kaylynn L

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Apr 11, 2023

Needs more in-depth instruction while using Slueth & Co.

By David S

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Jan 29, 2021

Some of the sleuth assignments have vague instructions

By Ignacio A

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Aug 29, 2020

Aprendí mucho, pero eché de menos más ayuda en el foro

By Yoomin A

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Dec 8, 2023

good but the quiz answer format is like kinda weird

By T F

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Jun 20, 2019

amazing course.

By Msta R

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Nov 29, 2023

The Best

By Jeff M

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Jan 18, 2024

I'm a beginner when it comes to Computer science. I found that the introduction to Computer Programming course is NOT designed for beginners. The first week of the course lacks an introduction to vocabulary and terminology. I find myself constantly stopping to research what the heck they were talking about. Also, the instructors have missed a few KEY instructions when explaining certain things. I got stuck for DAYS because it wasn't working until I went to save my progress at the end of the second day and noticed something finally changed in the preview. It was a lot of wasted time that could have been avoided if the instructor had simply said, "once you have made your edits to the code, hit "save" to view the changes in your preview." Another example is the 'tweet analysis' assignment that instructed me to "uncomment to run the program and re-comment it before moving on to the next one." That apparently had nothing to do with tweets or twitter or anything even remotely similar. There was little to no explanation and once again a lack of understanding the terminology caused a delay of 2 days. I found myself trying to eliminate errors that popped up at the bottom of my page. The instructor didn't have those on his screen so I assumed that was the reason I wasn't seeing a "tweet" or a twitter page. When I still wasn't getting anywhere on the second day, I finally reached out to a friend for help. Turned out all I was supposed to do was backspace "//" and hit save. It took me 2mins to complete once I understood the assignment. The course content and instructions need to be improved in my opinion. Or else don't take the course unless you're already familiar with terminology and have some basic understanding of code editing. Update: I have arrived at the introduction to SLEUTH where the FIRST line in the video is, "I have already opened the sleuth app on my computer. you can find sleuth at the top of your coursera page..." NO I CANNOT BECAUSE IT IS NOT THERE! Honestly, what the heck is going on? This is so frustrating and discouraging. They talk about how we need to code in a state of flow but how can I possibly flow if you don't have everything where you say it will be. Figure it out and get it together. PLEASE! P.S. I don't know if this is a Coursera thing or the course itself but there is no way to reach out to the instructor or other students to discuss things. I took a course on Udemy.com and I was able to play and pause with the spacebar, contact the instructor who got back to me within 24 hours and I was able to post a question on the discussion board and other students helped me. we were even able to direct message each other instead of being completely public on the discussion page. It is a shame these features are not offered here.