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Computer Science Fundamentals and/or Web Development
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These classes are for university students in need of more preparation, professionals wanting to brush up their skills or wanting to change fields, and high school students wanting to build stuff. I'm a professional web developer and CS Teacher for 15 years.
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Online from Switzerland
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Teenagers (13-17 years old)
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60 minutes
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English
Portuguese
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