Software, start to finish

What a program is, how a computer runs one, what the operating system does and how everything becomes bits.

Writing instructions a computer can follow: values, decisions, repetition and reusable pieces.

Ways to organise data so programs can find and change it quickly.

Step-by-step methods for solving problems, and how to tell which ones are fast.

What happens under the hood: memory, translation, cleanup and doing many things at once.

Organising code so people can understand, change and reuse it.

The everyday tools engineers use to write, share, test and ship code.

How web apps are built: servers, APIs, databases and logins.

Making software fast, reliable, secure and easy to deploy at scale.

How software engineers turn ideas into working systems, together.