Beginning Programming For Dummies (Beginning Programming for Dummies)

By Wallace Wang

Book Overview

Despite popular belief, anyone can learn to program a computer. Computer programming doesn't require a high IQ and an innate proficiency in advanced mathematics. All that's required is a desire to learn and the patience to never give up. If you've ever dreamed of writing your own programs, rest assured that you can. Programming can be a lot of fun, but it can also be frustrating, annoying, and time-consuming. And that's why you need Beginning Programming For Dummies, 2nd Edition - to help you discover how to program a computer with the minimum amount of inconvenience and the maximum amount of enjoyment. Now, enjoyment can go only so far. In fact, not many people program just for the fun of it; usually, they want to create a program to do something unique to their lives, or perhaps they'd like to make a little cash on the side by selling their programs as shareware. If you've always wondered how you could do what so many others have done, all you have to do is plug into Beginning Programming For Dummies, 2nd Edition, to find out how. Here's just a sample of the topics you'll find covered: Deciphering the mystery of the various programming languages Assembling and working with programming tools Getting inside a programming language: Liberty BASIC Programming basics: From variables, constants, and comments to strings, control statements, and loops Creating user interfaces for your programs Dealing with data structures Playing with object-oriented programming Debugging and optimizing your code Top Ten lists on the top programming careers and additional resources So no matter what operating system platform you use - whether it's Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Palm OS, or Pocket PC - Beginning Programming For Dummies, 2nd Edition, can walk you through the basics of programming and get you well on your way to becoming a programming wizard

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764508350
• ISBN13: 9780764508356
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Very helpful and fun

I have to deal with computers for my work at the hospital, which like many such institutions has become more and more computerized with every passing year. I would find the fact far less irritating if those who have charge of the process would stop tinkering with it long enough for me to use it with the "efficiency" that was originally intended, but such is never the case. To help me get a feeling for what the IMS people...

good for beginners

This is a very good book for beginners to programming - more specifically qbasic. Qbasic is good because it is free, so if you decide you don't like programming or are no good at it you haven't wasted hundreds of pounds. The book itself explains most of the key features of Qbasic, though only the ones which you need to get started, and there are loads which it doesn't explain. However, with that book I got started on programming,...

I learned it! I really did!

I highly recommend Wallace Wang's Beginning Programming for Dummies to anyone looking to learn programming for the first time. I'm a technical writer who is terrible at math and not very bright in general. Fortunately, as Mr. Wang assures me in the first chapter, you don't have to be a math genius to be a good programmer. You just have to be curious and willing to spend a lot of time practicing. One thing that sets Dummies...

Great for newbies

I would recommmed this book for all beginners, although I would suggest reading Grey Perry's "Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming" first. Dunderhead's like me need things explained in very simple terms and this book will do the job. I will say one thing Mr Wang's has a cynical sense of humor, but he does explain things well.