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+# Introduction
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+Hi! My name is [Jonathan Tsai](https://github.com/jontsai) and I created this course. I earned my bachelor's degree in Computer Science from [UC Berkeley](https://eecs.berkeley.edu/cs/) in [2006](https://cal.berkeley.edu/jontsai). During my undergraduate studies, I studied under and worked with [Dr. Dan Garcia](https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ddgarcia/), one of the renowned instructors of computer science in the nation, and my teaching style and methodology is largely inspired by him.
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+Professionally, I have been working in Silicon Valley for over 2 decades as a software engineer at various technology companies, both large enterprises as well as startups.
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+This is an introductory programming class meant to be taught to kids aged 11 or older. In the summer of 2024, I am currently teaching my son and a couple of his friends computer programming.
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+This course aims to find a balance among teaching fundamental theories and concepts (30%), computer programming and languages (25%), software engineering (25%), and software engineering and programming techniques (25%) -- meaning, you will get A LOT more CS theory (ideally) than a traditional (college-level) programming class, but you will not get as much theory as a traditional (college-level) CS class.
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+If you ask most kids, they will say that they want to learn computer programming so that they can make their own video games.
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+So, as a final project, we will aim to build AND publish and fully functional video game!