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Code is for everyone.

Daniel Shiffman's class, What is Code? explores computers and code in a fun and friendly environment.
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In this class

Learn about what code is, how coders think, and the basic building blocks of code, all taught on a computer from the 80s.

Anyone can code. You don’t need shiny new technology to do it.

A class for beginners.

You don't need to be an engineer to learn how to code. All it takes is a little bit of curiosity! You'll learn about what code is and how to think like a coder—which is all about breaking down a problem into smaller steps.
Comparing the pseudocode of drawing a vector tree with the JavaScript code.
Lesson 3: Pseudocode 
Apple II computer
Lesson 5: Applesoft Basic

Discover the joys of retro technology.

Daniel teaches this class on his childhood Apple II+ computer from the 80s. It’s been 40 years since then, but some things haven't changed: coding foundations are still the same, and computers need you to tell them what to do. 
“you are truly the bob ross of programming.”
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Learn the basic building blocks of code.

These make up the foundations of any programming language. In this class, you’ll learn in Basic, but the concepts are applicable across any programming language. No matter what language you want to work with after this class, this knowledge will apply.
Concepts you'll learn:
Variables
Conditionals
Loops
Arrays
Functions

Put it all together into a program.

You'll put together those building blocks you learned to create a simple program. Follow along with Daniel as he walks through each line of code.
Code editor showing Basic.

Taught by 
Daniel Shiffman

Daniel has been teaching coding for almost 20 years. He makes creative coding videos tutorials on his channel, the Coding Train, and is passionate about teaching and sharing code in a fun and approachable way.
Daniel Shiffman

What people say about Daniel

Your videos really remind me how coding can be fun.
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You really strikes me as pedagogical and passionate about transferring both knowledge about and interest for programming.
jens
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You were the reason I started coding a couple of years ago.
Matdrox
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You've inspired me, more than once, to code fun projects in my spare time, rather than just for my day job.
Paul Kerrigan
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Your videos actually make me want to learn coding and replicate similar projects.
Taqi Hussain
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Daniel's enthusiasm is contagious.
Jesse S
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