Intro to Algorithms

Algorithms are everywhere. From taking an elevator to your office to making music, we use algorithms every day to solve problems. Developers routinely use algorithms to solve programming issues such as:

How will I keep this credit card information secure when I send it? How can I store this data so I can retrieve it quickly? How do I make this file smaller so it is easier to share? In this workshop, we will discuss what an algorithm is, introduce the idea of algorithmic complexity (big O notation), demonstrate sort and search algorithms (with a hands-on demonstrations), and finish with an overview of the many types of algorithms out there.

As a prerequisite, you should have basic familiarity with a programming language (like by having attended our intro to JavaScript workshop or know a back-end language). Not sure if you qualify? Email us (philly@girldevelopit.com).

http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/9/e/8/event_228167592.jpegAbout the teacher: Sarah is an English Major and general language nerd. After finishing her BA, she fell into a technology job, fell in love, and never looked back. After several years of working in IT, she went back to school and got a computer science degree from UPenn. She is now a polyglot programmer and software engineer at the Neat Company in Philadelphia. You can find out more about her adventures in programming at http://www.devlogged.com (http://www.devlogged.com/).