This document discusses programming and what software engineers do. It begins by thanking students for participating in a summer coding program. It then asks if computers are smart or dumb and has an activity where students can program instructions to have the computer sit in a chair. The document goes on to explain that programming is like using magic words to change things, and that no other profession can create functional things out of just words. It describes software engineers as problem solvers and lists some of the tasks they do, like developing networks, databases, games, web/mobile applications, and ensuring security and quality assurance. It concludes by stating that programming can be used in almost any field and asks if students have any other questions.

1. PROGRAMMING IN THE
REAL WORLD
PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL: SUMMER
OF CODE 2016
Created by /Tore Franzen @ToreFranzen

2. THANK YOU!
Thanks for spending one week of summer learning about
programming!

3. QUESTION:
ARE COMPUTERS SMART OR DUMB?

4. ACTIVITY TIME!
CAN YOU PROGRAM ME TO SIT IN A CHAIR?
Shout Instructions
I can only perform 1 instruction at a time
I will shout "Error" if I can't perform the instruction
I will ask further questions when necessary

5. HOW I VIEW PROGRAMMING:

6. ANOTHER WAY TO VIEW
PROGRAMMING
“You know how, in stories, people say
magic words, and change things in the
world?...That's what computer
programming is.”
“No other profession in the world creates
functional things out of nothing but words”

7. I CONSIDER MY SELF A PROBLEM
SOLVER.

8. WHAT I DO AS A SOFTWARE
ENGINEER?

9. WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?

10. NETWORKS

11. DATABASES

12. ARCHITECT

13. VIDEO GAMES ANYONE?

14. WEB / MOBILE

15. SECURITY

16. QUALITY ASSURANCE/ SOFTWARE
TESTING

17. THE REALITY IS...

18. YOU CAN USE PROGRAMMING IN
ALMOST ANY FIELD.

19. WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS A MAP
OF?

20. THE END
QUESTIONS?