programming fundamentals

noun

UK /ˈprəʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təlz/

US /ˈproʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təlz/

The basic ideas you need to learn first to tell a computer what to do.

Before building a game, she learned programming fundamentals like loops and variables.

SYNONYMS

coding basics programming basics core coding concepts foundational programming skills

RELATED WORDS

algorithm variable loop function syntax

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The essential rules and building blocks of writing computer code.

The course covers programming fundamentals such as data types and control flow.

3. The starting knowledge a beginner needs before advanced software development.

Understanding programming fundamentals makes learning a new language much easier.

4. The core principles shared by most programming languages.

Once you grasp programming fundamentals, switching from Python to Java feels simpler.