Beginning Programming for Dummies [With CDROM]

By Wallace Wang

Book Overview

Do you think the programmers who work at your office are magical wizards who hold special powers that manipulate your computer? Believe it or not, anyone can learn how to write programs, and it doesn't take a higher math and science education to start.

Beginning Programming for Dummies shows you how computer programming works without all the technical details or hard programming language. It explores the common parts of every computer programming language and how to write for multiple platforms like Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux. This easily accessible guide provides you with the tools you need to:

Create programs and divide them into subprograms Develop variables and use constants Manipulate strings and convert them into numbers Use an array as storage space Reuse and rewrite code Isolate data Create a user interface Write programs for the Internet Utilize JavaScript and Java Applets

In addition to these essential building blocks, this guide features a companion CD-ROM containing Liberty BASIC compiler and code in several languages. It also provides valuable programming resources and lets you in on cool careers for programmers. With Beginning Programming of Dummies, you can take charge of your computer and begin programming today

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470088702
• ISBN13: 9780470088708
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" 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.