Coding Misconceptions
You have to be a math wiz to learn how to code or computer science.
What is ... False?
intensive, short-term training programs in coding for web and mobile development, design and security
[Source: NerdWallet]
What is ... a coding bootcamp?
the gulf between those who have ready access to computers and the internet, and those who do not.
[Source: Bing]
What is ... the digital divide?
Java
What is ... the programming language students are expected to be able to code in the AP Computer Science A exam?
Calculus I & II
Linear Algebra
Discrete Mathematics/Combinatorics
Applied Statistics
What is ... the math courses comp. sci. majors will be expected to take in college or university?
You have to be a genius to learn how to code or computer science.
What is ... False?
Usually less than four months
[Source: NerdWallet]
What is ... how long it takes to complete a coding bootcamp?
Or how long do coding bootcamps take to complete?
extremely large data sets that may be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behavior and interactions.
[Source: Google]
What is ... big data?
The best way to store, to manage, and to organize data to solve a specific problem
What is ... data structures?
You have to be a coding child prodigy. You have to have started learning how to code as a young child.
What is ... False?
Typically around $12,000 USD or less (for in-person or online)
[Source: NerdWallet]
What is ... the cost of a coding bootcamp?
Or how much does a coding bootcamp cost?
to reduce detail or information for a purpose in a program; to help improve focus on a relevant concept; or to understand or solve a problem
[Source: AP CSP Crash Course by Jacqueline Corricelli]
What is ... abstraction?
What are ... the two programming languages the AP Computer Science A exam covered before Java (2003-present)?
[Source: Wikipedia]
What is ... number one?
[Source: Coding.org]
You have to major in computer science in college or university to get a job as a coder/software developer/engineer.
What is ... False?
Hack Reactor
Lambda School
General Assembly
[Source: SwitchUp]
What are ... some of the popular coding bootcamps?
a step-by-step set of instructions implemented by a program to develop and express solutions to a computational problem
[Source: AP CSP Crash Course by Jacqueline Corricelli]
What is ... an algorithm?
The four pillars of OOP (Object-Oriented Programming)
What are ... encapsulation, abstraction, polymorphism, and inheritance?
Larry Page (Google co-founder)
Sergey Brin (Google co-founder)
Jeff Bezos (Amazon founder)
Eric Yuan (Zoom Video Communications founder)
Who are ... famous billionaires who studied computer science?
Most people can't learn to code.
Learning to code is too hard.
Only a few "special" people can learn to code. Or become coders.
What is ... False?
2011
[Source: Wikipedia]
What is ... when coding bootcamps first appeared?
Or when did coding bootcamps first appear?
named grouping of programming instructions code used to manage complexity or repeat code in a program
[Source: AP CSP Crash Course by Jacqueline Corricelli]
What is ... a function (or a procedure or a subroutine)?
[Hint: Trick question]
Constructors are inherited.
You MUST have a computer science degree from a top computer science program to work at Google. Even the janitors at Google MUST have a computer science degree.
What is ... false?
[Source: careers.google.com/how-we-hire/ ]