Pseudocode
Not all algorithmic thinking occurs in front of a monitor with a keyboard at hand. In fact, it is often the case that the more complex an algorithm is, the more benefit...
Category: Programming
Why Learn Python?
Why should you learn Python? There is a lot of talk about Python these days. It has become an extremely popular programming language. This article will take a look at some of...
Algorithm Animations
If a picture is worth 1000 words, an animation is worth even more! Fully understanding an algorithm can be hard, and it is helpful to be able to reason about it in...
Automate The Boring Stuff With Python – Book Review
Automate The Boring Stuff With Python by Al Sweigart is a great book that will show you how to perform a wide variety of tasks using Python. It is available in a...
Computer Science Pedagogy
This post is a work in progress where I will collect pedagogical tips about teaching Computer Science distilled from my 15+ years’ teaching experience. They are phrased as advice to teachers, but...
Introduction to HackerRank for Python Programmers
HackerRank is a site where you can supercharge your Python programming skills, master data structures and algorithms, and stand out to prospective employers by solving challenges alongside programmers from all around the...
Python Programming Challenge – Counting Pairs
Here’s a fun algorithmic challenge for you. Given a list of integers, write a function to find the total number of complete pairs contained in the list. For example: for the input...
PyCharm IDE for Python Development
There is a lot that can be done with Python programming using the IDLE editor which the standard installation ships with, or a simple text editor such as Sublime Text or Notepad++....
Python vs. Java Programming Languages
This is a guest post from Juni Learning based in San Francisco, CA, USA. In the world of computer science, there are many programming languages, and no single language is superior to...
The Modulo Operator in Python
The modulo operator is used in Python programming when you need to find the remainder of integer division. It comes up in many important algorithms, and is represented by the symbol %....
