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Hello Daniweb Users!

I'm taking a Programming Logic course next semester, and I'm curious as to what kind of topics we'll be covering. The course will be using the BASIC programming language for its examples and evercises, which I've never worked with. I'm fairly new to programming, but I've done simple programming such as bat & vbs scripting, and I'm very comfortable with analysis of different formats of source code.

Thanks for reading and I'm looking forward to your replies :D

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Programming Logic courses focus on algorithmic thinking more than language trivia. Typical, transferable topics include boolean and relational operators, conditional branching, loop constructs, simple data containers (arrays/records), decomposition into procedures/functions, basic input/output and file access, plus tools for design and verification such as pseudocode, flowcharts and trace tables. The point is to build problem-solving patterns that move between BASIC, VBScript and other languages.

A practical workflow that speeds progress is: read the problem and state inputs/outputs and constraints; produce concrete example cases (including edge cases) and hand-run them (desk-check); write simple pseudocode or a flowchart; break the solution into small, testable procedures; implement incrementally and test after each change. Practice tasks that exercise single concepts are especially useful: averaging with input validation, counting tokens in a string, simple menu-driven programs, array traversal/search, or a tiny sort on a fixed-size list.

Watch for common traps: off-by-one errors in loops; whether arrays are 0- or 1-based; integer versus floating-point division and rounding; uninitialized or implicitly typed variables; operator precedence and evaluation order; and dialect differences in equality/assignment symbols. Debugging techniques worth adopting are trace tables, printing intermediate values, isolating small functions for unit testing, and using descriptive variable names. Given ’s VBScript background, mapping familiar constructs (variables, loops, conditionals, string ops) to the course BASIC will help keep attention on logic rather than syntax.

The thread already has useful viewpoints: emphasizes logic over syntax, flags dialect differences, and and highlight modeling real-world tasks as computational steps. Confirm which BASIC dialect the course uses early, concentrate study time on decomposition and desk-checking, and reinforce learning by translating the same pseudocode into the course dialect and into a second language to separate algorithmic ideas from language quirks.

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however the world of technology is growing at its hights you may concern towards new trends of business and space. if you want to develop your logic, you can by just learning some old novels. think urself as a boy and dream as high as you can.
for example
new addition to the technology will be the idea of ""eating through eyes""...
so try to understand the problem first and then analyse it and after that u will be able to develope a best logic for a best programe. and one thin our software industry depends completly on logic....

commented: Write more clearly, please! -3
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Hello!!

I don't know if I can offer much help, or, insight to this. You should think of the logic behind Programming as being:

"Anyone can code. Anyone can Google. Does that make you a Programmer? It's understanding the logic and given a task to solve and finding the best concept and solution that best fits the problem." - Phorce, DaniWeb 2012 ;)

I don't understand why they would go down the BASIC route, as it being so old! I converted some code from BASIC to C++ a few months back and the logic/syntax for it was horrible.

As in terms of topics, I imagine a brief overall logic:

OR, AND, NOT, GREATER THAN, LESS THAN (But might not be as basic). I guess it's just to try and make you think about the logic:

"How do I input and manipulate multiple numbers" and then someones logic could be to have a massive list of integer numbers whereas someone elses logic could be to create an array. (I guess)!

Hope this helps a tiny bit :)

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"Anyone can code. Anyone can Google. Does that make you a Programmer? It's understanding the logic and given a task to solve and finding the best concept and solution that best fits the problem." - Phorce, DaniWeb 2012 ;)

I agree. That's the stage I'm at now with vbscript :P
Which is why I want to improve upon it so much.

Thanks for the insights.. I should be getting my book soon so that should calm my curiosity. :)

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just try to convert the world into computer format...............how u could will develop ur logic

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Which flavor of BASIC will they use? The current one is VB.NET and the compiler is available for free at this link. Here is a brief introduction tutorial you can study

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I'm not sure... I'll be flipping through the book when I get home today.
Thanks for the links, I'll be messing around with VB and referencing those guides for sure!

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just try to convert the world into computer format...............how u could will develop ur logic

excellent tip, we're surrounded with the world converting to computer format:

"If Moore's New Law - the number of cores on a chip doubles every 18 months
can hold for the next 25 years, then we'll be at a million cores or so per chip.
So a hundred of those cores - call it a rack - should be able to simulate a human brain."

the technical details of how sure will be interesting :)

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