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Welcome to our programming tutorials[br]on Khan Academy.

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Are you completely new[br]to computer programming?

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Well, don't worry--that means[br]that you're like 99.5% of the world.

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And we're here to help.

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I bet you're wondering[br]what programming actually is.

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When we write a program,[br]we're giving a computer

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a series of commands,

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that kind of look like[br]a weird form of English.

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You could just think of a computer[br]as a really obedient dog,

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listening to your commands,[br]and doing whatever you tell it to do.

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Thankfully, programming[br]isn't this obscure skill

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that only special people can do--

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It's something that we can all learn.

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Kids, teens, adults[br]from all over the world

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are learning programming today.

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What's so "cool" about programming?

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Why are all those people learning it?

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Well, it really depends on[br]what you think is "cool,"

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because, as it turns out,

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you can use programming

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<i>for almost everything.</i>

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Today people write programs[br]to do everything

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from helping doctors[br]and patients cure diseases;

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helping save endangered species[br]all over the world;

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making self-driving cars,[br]so that you never have to worry

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about learning to drive[br]when you get older;

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creating algorithmic jewelry;

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designing robots[br]that can take care of patients,

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or robots that can roam around Mars[br]and look for water on the surface;

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making really fun games,

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like <i>Doodle Jump</i>,[br]<i>Draw Something</i>, <i>Angry Birds</i>,

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any game that you've played;

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making movies like all those awesome[br]3-D movies from Pixar, like <i>Avatar</i>,

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or making computer graphics[br]to go inside live-action movies

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like Gollum, in <i>Lord of the Rings</i>;

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making the websites and apps[br]that you use everyday, all the time,

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like <i>Facebook</i>, and <i>Google Maps</i>,[br]and <i>Wikipedia</i>,

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and <i>YouTube</i>, and <i>Pinterest</i>;

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and, of course, educating the world

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on websites like Khan Academy,[br]where you are now.

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So, right now, on Khan Academy,

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you can learn to make[br]your own art and games

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which will give you a great start

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towards creating[br]whatever you can imagine.

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It might be hard to see how[br]a drawing program relates

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to making websites,[br]programming phones, or curing diseases,

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but believe it or not,[br]the same basic concepts

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are used by pretty much[br]every programmer,

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in almost every program.

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That means that once you[br]learn to code on Khan Academy,

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you'll be able to learn other sorts[br]of coding <i>way</i> more easily.

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You've taken the important first step[br]by coming here and watching this video.

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So let's get started with[br]your very first program.

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See you there!