1. Introduction to Computer Programming
CS 126
Lecture 2
Zeke Maier

2. Plan for Today Questions Administrivia Course Census Results
Java Introduction
Assignment

3. Questions: Jobs Job market is tight right now
Google, Microsoft, Boeing, Monsanto…
FBI, NSA, smaller firms, start a new company!
Positives
Negatives
Job Satisfaction
Activity
$50,000
Monotony
Still Growing
Ceiling
Still many jobs available
* There are always jobs available for smart people
* IT/Computing industry
Lehman Bros and New York
Google x2 and Microsoft

4. Questions: Job Skills Multitude of languages Source Revision Control
.NET, Java, C/C++, Ruby…
HTML, CSS, Javascript, ActionScript/Flash, .NET, Ruby, PHP, Python…
SQL
Source Revision Control
Subversion, CVS, GIT
Other
Projects, Aptitude, Coding Style, Methodology
Non exhaustive list of skills
.Net: VB and C#

5. Administrivia http://students.cec.wustl.edu/~ejm3/
Teaching Assistant Schedule
Telesis for grades
Calendar updated
AIM account

6. Course Census Results

9. Course Goals
“Understand how computers operate to strengthen my everyday interactions”
“Gain a basic understanding of programming top evaluate potential future endeavors”

10. Languages Syntax Semantics Rules of writing structure
Meaning of what is written
public static void main(String args[]) {
system.out.println(“Hello World!”); }

11. Programming Lanuages

12. Java Introduction

13. Java Introduction

14. Assignment Lab 0 to be done in lab sections today Readings Friday
AD Chapter 1
KG Notes