Applied Fundamentals: Guess the Number

What you’ll learn:
Gain practical experience in building a simple game to reinforce programming skills.
Learn the process of designing and developing a project from scratch.
Understand the importance of planning and setting up project structures for efficient development.
Explore techniques for adding user interactions and refining the user experience.
Develop insights into source code organization and learn to extract functions for improved readability.
Implement win/loss conditions to enhance the gameplay experience.

Requirements:
Prior programming experience or knowledge of basic programming concepts is recommended as a prerequisite for this series.
Participants should be familiar with variables, loops, conditionals, and basic syntax in a programming language such as Python.
Additionally, a basic understanding of command-line interfaces and terminal commands would be beneficial.
With these foundational skills in place, viewers will be better equipped to follow along with the series and engage in building the simple game project from scratch.

Description:
In this course, we’re taking your foundational programming skills and putting them to use by creating a classic guessing game: Guess the Number. Join us as we dive into the practical application of programming concepts to develop this game in the command line environment. Throughout the course, you’ll enhance your problem-solving abilities and coding proficiency while gaining hands-on experience in building a fully functional game from scratch. Get ready to unleash your creativity and explore various programming techniques as we embark on this exciting journey of game development. Let’s begin the adventure of building Guess the Number!If you’re still refining your programming skills, building something simple can be a great way to further develop your abilities. In this course, we’ll embark on creating another straightforward game to help you flex your programming muscles. Join us as we dive into the process of designing and building this game from scratch. In each episode, our hosts Justin and Vonne, and later Zach, will guide you through different aspects of the project, from planning and setting up the project structure to adding user interactions and refining the user experience. Along the way, you’ll gain valuable insights into source code organization, function extraction for improved readability, and implementing win/loss conditions. Get ready to enhance your programming skills and have fun building this simple game together!

Who this course is for:
Beginners who want to gain hands-on experience in programming by building simple projects.
Students or self-learners seeking to reinforce their understanding of programming concepts through practical application.
Those interested in game development and eager to explore the process of designing and building a game from scratch.
Programmers looking to enhance their problem-solving skills and learn about source code organization and function extraction.