ARCHIVE: DevNet Programming Task Force (DPTF)

The DevNet Programming Task Force (DPTF) was responsible for defining a core set of labs that represent DevNet's primer material and content covering programming fundamentals. This work is considered code-complete.

TOC (on this page)

Members
Useful Links
List of Learning Objectives
List of Labs that Cover Programming Fundamentals
Guiding Principles

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Members

• Marcos Campos
• Matt Denapoli
• Anne Gentle
• Armen Martirosyan
• John McDonough
• James Neiman
• Hank Preston
• Stève Sfartz
• David Staudt
• Paul Zimmerman
• Chris Lunsford

Useful Links

• Slides from Hank:
  https://cisco.app.box.com/folder/34827797838
  Hank wrote: "As part of the Network Programmability Video course, I created a 'Programming Fundamentals' module that provides the foundation in Python, APIs and Data Formats needed for the reset of the technical modules. ... I offer it up as a recently updated and curated starting point that we could build from, or completely deviate from."

• Consolidated SE Feedback
  https://cisco.box.com/s/wl0qzc0vkp0rqdtxzcm9fci7nupbj1ra

• Slides from Chris:
  https://cisco.box.com/s/g7z8pgm3djrirz724xir7jucpv4r3jcj

List of learning objectives

What are the learning objectives (skills and knowledge) that DevNet considers part of core programming fundamentals?

Learning Objective (language-independent)	Non-Technology Specific Description	Examples / Commands that should be included
Git & GitHub	Understand basics about Git, GitHub, and repos.	What is Git? What is GitHub?
	DevNet / DevNet Express Git Workflow	clone branch commit reset
REST API calls	Concepts on how APIs work
	Resources and Endpoints
	Structure of an HTTP Request & Response
	HTTP Operations	GET POST PUT DELETE
	Authentication / Authorization
Language-Specific	Python fundamentals
	Powershell fundamentals
	Javascript fundamentals
Basic Data Types	Understand basic (non-collection) data types	boolean int string
Operators	Operators for working with basic data types
Variables	Creation, use and scope
Input/Output
Control Structures	Flow control syntax (conditionals and etc.)	if switch
Collection Data Types	arrays/lists hashes/dicts	Examples: devices, hostnames, ports
Loops	Iterative and conditional loops	for while
Functions	Basic Syntax: passsing in parameters, returning data Calling a Function
Working with Objects	Accessing attributes and methods (dot-syntax)
Importing Libraries		Requests
Data Formats	Basic structure and syntax Language-specific parsing	JSON XML YAML

List of Labs that Cover Programming Fundamentals

This is the list of labs currently available that cover the learning objectives listed above:

LM-1201

Introduction to Git Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express-cloud-collab (private)

Python Primer Level 1 Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express (private)

Python Primer Level 2 Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express (private)

Parsing JSON with Python https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express (private)

LM-4002

Pre-Event Preparation for Windows Users Running Exercises on dCloud Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express (private)

Pre-Event Preparation for Windows Users Running Exercises on Local Hosts Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express (private)

Pre-Event Preparation for Mac Users Running Exercises on dCloud Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express (private)

Pre-Event Preparation for Mac Users Running Exercises on Local Hosts Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express (private)

Pre-Event Preparation for Linux Users Running Exercises on dCloud Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express (private)

Pre-Event Preparation for Linux Users Running Exercises on Local Hosts Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express (private)

LM-1221

Introduction to Git Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express-cloud-collab (private)

Python Primer Level 1 Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/api-coding-basics (private)

Python Primer Level 2 Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/api-coding-basics (private)

Using Python to Parse JSON Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/api-coding-basics (private)

Introduction to XML Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/api-coding-basics (private)

LM-4402

Overview of REST APIs Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express (private)

Spark's REST API and Postman Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express (private)

Using Python to Interface with REST APIs Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express (private)

Coding and Parsing with Python Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express (private)

Mission: Complete the Spark Script with Python Repo: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/devnet-express (private)

Guiding Principles

The following are guiding principles that the DMTF recommends all authors and instructors of programming follow.

John M. wrote:

"...examples/exercises should use data that is Network, Compute, Storage, Wireless, Security, IoT, etc. in nature."