Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies

So you want to be a programmer? Or maybe you just want to be able to make your computer do what YOU want for a change? Maybe you enjoy the challenge of identifying a problem and solving it. If programming intrigues you for whatever reason, Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies is like having a starter programming library all in one handy, if beefy, book.

In this practical guide, you’ll find out about compiling, algorithms, best practices, debugging your programs, and much more. The concepts are illustrated in several different programming languages, so you’ll get a feel for the variety of languages and the needs they fill. Seven minibooks cover:

Getting started
Programming basics
Data structures
Algorithms
Web programming
Programming language syntax
Applications

Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies shows you how to decide what you want your program to do, turn your instructions into “machine language” that the computer understands, use programming best practices, explore the “how” and “why” of data structuring, and more. You’ll even get a look into various applications like database management, bioinformatics, computer security, and artificial intelligence. Soon you’ll realize that — wow! You’re a programmer!

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent book for the Beginner

By Jeffrey T. Maxfield "Avid Reader" - December 25, 2010

I wrote some programs for my boss over 25 years ago in Basic for a hand held Radio Shack Device. The program produced a Productivity Number that was completely proprietary to the company. The formula was so complex and esothat my boss had to compute half of it and then refer to a table of 1000 items to find a approximation of the result to compute the second half of the formula. Later I did some simple programs in Visual Basic for DOS that my office used. I consider myself a novice, but the little programming I did left me with a desire to learn more. My job was as an Operations Manager and had nothing todo with IT except as a user. I have read several books on programming and found them hard going because of my lack a formal educational background in computer science. I am retired now and still interested. I found this book in a Internet search. I have never read a book that explained programming as well (to me). This book is ideal for a novice like myself. The author does an... read more

Just what I needed

By WhoAmI - August 3, 2009

I've been programming in a high level language for years without having a CS background and have been looking for a "principle of programming & languages" type of book to round up the self-education. There are expensive textbooks around but this inexpensive and gentle alternative fills the bill nicely!

For beginners

By pilotbillp - August 9, 2009

This book explains simple programming very clearly for someone who last worked with BASIC in the 1980's. After borrowing a library copy, we wanted a copy to keep.