You will get an overview of existing programming approaches, and learn at an introductory level two visual and natural programming languages: statecharts and live sequence charts.

1. Introduction to programming, the development of programming langauges, reactive systems and the definition of programming.
2. Visual programming languages and visual formalisms. The challenges of visual languages, and overview of possible languages.
3. Introduction to the executable programming language of Statecharts. Concepts of hierarchy and orthogonality.
4. Advanced statecharts and the semantics of statecharts. Can be skipped by less technical students.
5. Programming with stories. The paradigm of behavioral programming. The executable language of live sequence charts (LSCs).
6. Playful programming and programming by demonstration. Controlled natural language and interfaces to programming, show & tell, drag & drop.
7. Advanced concepts in LSCs. Choice, forbidden scenarios and more. Can be skipped by less technical students.
8. Survey of fun programming languages and learning robots. Discussion on the future of programming, and summary.

"I'm really glad to attend this course. I love the fresh look and the way this is delivered. Thanks for making this course fun but still insightful" -Previous student Irwan

"I'm really enjoying this course! I don't have programming experience, so at first, I wasn't sure this stuff was for me. But the course is designed in such a way that it walks you through the learning material step by step. I've grown more and more confident that I'm actually good at this!" -Previous student Danit