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Welcome to our programming tutorials
on Khan Academy.
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Are you completely new
to computer programming?
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Well, don't worry--that means
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
what programming actually is.
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When we write a program,
we're giving a computer
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a series of commands,
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that kind of look like
a weird form of English.
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You could just think of a computer
as a really obedient dog,
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listening to your commands,
and doing whatever you tell it to do.
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Thankfully, programming
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
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
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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for almost everything.
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Today people write programs
to do everything
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from helping doctors
and patients cure diseases;
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helping save endangered species
all over the world;
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making self-driving cars,
so that you never have to worry
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about learning to drive
when you get older;
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creating algorithmic jewelry;
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designing robots
that can take care of patients,
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or robots that can roam around Mars
and look for water on the surface;
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making really fun games,
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like Doodle Jump,
Draw Something, Angry Birds,
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any game that you've played;
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making movies like all those awesome
3-D movies from Pixar, like Avatar,
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or making computer graphics
to go inside live-action movies
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like Gollum, in Lord of the Rings;
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making the websites and apps
that you use everyday, all the time,
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like Facebook, and Google Maps,
and Wikipedia,
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and YouTube, and Pinterest;
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and, of course, educating the world
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on websites like Khan Academy,
where you are now.
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So, right now, on Khan Academy,
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you can learn to make
your own art and games
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which will give you a great start
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towards creating
whatever you can imagine.
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It might be hard to see how
a drawing program relates
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to making websites,
programming phones, or curing diseases,
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but believe it or not,
the same basic concepts
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are used by pretty much
every programmer,
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in almost every program.
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That means that once you
learn to code on Khan Academy,
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you'll be able to learn other sorts
of coding way more easily.
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You've taken the important first step
by coming here and watching this video.
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So let's get started with
your very first program.
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See you there!