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⇱ Discover Programming | Online Course | Udacity

Discover Programming

Explore the building blocks of code through creative projects in Blockly and Python. Make mobile apps, experiment with strings, and learn how logic drives interactive experiences.

  • Course
  • Beginner
  • 8 hours
  • Updated: Aug 11, 2025

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  • Unlimited access to hundreds of top-rated courses
  • Hands-on projects with expert feedback
  • Personalized career coaching and interview prep
  • Program Certificates

Skills you'll learn

3 skills

  • HTML
  • Basic computer literacy
  • Computer Programming Awareness

Prerequisites

0 prerequisites

No prior technical experience required.

You will need to be able to communicate fluently and professionally in written and spoken English.

Course Outline

  • 4 lessons
  1. Exploring Programming-Programming with Strings in Blockly

    Discover programming with strings in Blockly, covering user input, string manipulation, list handling, and building projects like a superhero name generator.

  2. Exploring Programming-Programming Mobile Apps with Strings

    Learn to create a mobile app with Thunkable, focusing on app planning, UI elements, events, and string input/output to build a story generator app.

  3. Exploring Programming-Programming Mobile Apps with Control Structures

    Dive into mobile app development with control structures, learn to use if/else blocks, loops, manage app data, and explore databases.

  4. Exploring Programming-Programming in Python

    Discover Python programming: Learn syntax, key functions, string handling, conditional statements.

Program Instructors

2 instructors

Unlike typical professors, our instructors come from Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies and have demonstrated leadership and expertise in their professions:

Rebecca Coutts

Senior Technical Content Developer at Udacity

Valerie Scarlata

Senior Technical Content Developer at Udacity

Rebecca Coutts

Senior Technical Content Developer at Udacity

Valerie Scarlata

Senior Technical Content Developer at Udacity

Subscription · Monthly

  • Cancel Anytime
  • Unlimited access to hundreds of top-rated courses
  • Hands-on projects with expert feedback
  • Personalized career coaching and interview prep
  • Program Certificates

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