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4. Storing Data in Variables

Wallace Wang1   and Tonnetta Walcott2
(1)
San Diego, CA, USA
(2)
El Cajon, CA, USA
 

The whole purpose of programming is to solve problems. To solve any problem, you need to know the facts of the problem so you can figure out how to use those facts to solve that problem. In computer programming, facts represent data and the steps needed to solve a problem are called algorithms. Computer programming and problem-solving are essential to creating video games in Godot.

Suppose you wanted to convert a temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit. First, you ...

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