- I'm making no assumptions.
This course is designed from the ground up
to be taken by anyone who has
an interest in programming.
Maybe you're looking to get a job,
supplement another course,
or just enrich yourself by finally
getting control over your computer.
Whatever your background,
this course is for you.
If you have some programming background, great!
If you've dabbled in C before, better!
Otherwise, I believe you'll find yourself
comfortable with this course
which makes no additional assumptions
beyond a desire to learn.
You'll need a computer running
Windows, Max OS X, or Linux to install
the programming software or IDE.
A later movie shows you how to
get that free software.
Once it's configured,
I recommend that you use it
at the same time as you watch this course.
I may occasionally ask you to pause the movie
to work a puzzle yourself,
and it helps if you do things as directed
because learning programming
should be interactive.
The immediate feedback helps you
to understand how things work.
So if you're ready to learn,
I'm ready to teach!