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About the course
Programming for Lovers (P4❤️) is a free online course that teaches programming using the Go programming language by immersing learners in fun scientific applications.
Each chapter focuses on a single scientific problem and contains a core text accompanied by code alongs and autograded exercises.
You can meet Phillip Compeau in our intro video. Phillip has taught programming at Carnegie Mellon University for years and is a serial online education founder. He is thrilled to bring you this course.
“I wish I had P4❤️ earlier!”
The lessons are organized in a very logical way, making the course very smooth and enjoyable. You will write elegant algorithms that will give you priceless insight into problem solving.
“Truly a unique gift”
With excellent videos and fascinating scientific applications, P4❤️ is impossible not to love.
“Accessible and rigorous”
P4❤️ incrementally builds your knowledge, with each chapter using engaging questions that push your abilities, teaching you to solve complex problems systematically.
“Become a stronger programmer”
P4❤️ helped me make the leap from spaghetti code to a systematic problem-solving approach for programming.
“P4❤️ is a privilege”
Having access to well-written material and hands-on coding videos within the same resource is fantastic, and now everyone with access to the internet has this privilege. “Go” ahead and use it!
“Engaging, Enjoyable, and Captivating”
P4❤️ creatively combines the foundations of coding with a scientific twist! It paved the way for my future as a computational biologist.
