"How do we convince people that in programming simplicity and clarity —in short: what mathematicians call "elegance"— are not a dispensable luxury, but a crucial matter that decides between success and failure?" - Edsger W. Dijkstra

Some great accounts to check out: 1. @DeeperThrill 2. @LifeMathMoney 3. @BotDavidGoggins 4. @BGZeroTwoOne 5. @corporatemach 6. @advthinking 7. @wisdom_theory 9. @PersuasionProf

Basics of most programming languages * Variables * Data types * Conditionals (if - else) * Loops (for - while) * Functions * Arrays * Dictionaries * Classes and objects That's enough to build many interesting applications