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📦 Module Outline

What is Programming?

• Programming as a way of thinking, not just typing code
• The computer as an executor of structured ideas
• Imperative vs declarative paradigms
• The programmer as a translator between humans and machines

Abstraction

• What is an abstraction?
• Modeling meaningful structures
• Examples from everyday life and code (e.g. “a playlist”, “a transaction”)

Modularity and Responsibility

• Separation of concerns
• Functions, modules, and boundaries
• Decomposing problems into parts

State and Change

• What does "state" mean?
• Mutable vs immutable state
• Bugs, time, and traceability

Flow and Control

• Decisions and repetition, conceptually
• Control flow as narrative: “What happens, and in what order?”
• Structured thinking around conditionals

Data Types and Structure

• Why types matter, even in dynamically typed languages
• Data as meaning carriers
• The form and structure of data models

Failure and Imperfection

• Failing gracefully – the art of error handling
• What is an exception?
• Building resilient code and resilient mindsets

Reading Code

• What makes code readable?
• Code as communication
• Cultural and stylistic variations

Algorithmic Thinking

• From problem to process
• What makes a solution “efficient”?
• Strategic thinking beyond specific algorithms

Design Principles in Practice

• DRY, KISS, YAGNI – when and why they matter
• “Code smells” and anti-patterns
• Navigating imperfect choices

Ethics and Aesthetics in Programming

• Code as expression
• The developer’s responsibility
• Building with care and clarity