- in the future, everything will be run be computers, electronics, and software
- understanding programming and how programs work will give you the power to build and create the programs of the future
- it's pretty cool to watch your robot or program do something that would've taken a human hours (if not more) to do
- here's why others think you should program: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKIu9yen5nc&feature=player_embedded
- Learn the basics of programming
- Learn how to engineer solutions to problems using programs
- We will be using the C language to understand core programming conepts
- Learning the Basics of the C programming language, you can learn any other program pretty simply