elementary programming skills
noun phraseUK /ˌel.ɪˈmen.tər.i ˈprəʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ skɪlz/
US /ˌel.əˈmen.t̬ɚ.i ˈproʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ skɪlz/
The basic things you learn to make a computer do simple jobs.
In first grade, she learned elementary programming skills like making a robot move forward.
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2. The first set of abilities taught in a school coding class.
The teacher tested the students' elementary programming skills with a simple maze game.
3. Simple step-by-step thinking used to solve small problems with a computer.
Sorting blocks by color showed his elementary programming skills.
4. The early level of knowledge needed before learning harder programming.
She practiced elementary programming skills before trying to build her own app.