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Synopsis
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!
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Your fun and easy guide to BASIC programming and beyond!
Liberty BASIC, REALbasic, Perl, and more on CD-ROM
Includes overviews of HTML, Java applets, JavaScript, and Python
Find out just how easy it is to write computer programs
Want to start programming but don't know where to start? Don't worry! With loads of examples and a dash of humor, author Wallace Wang demystifies programming concepts, shows you how to write cool Windows programs in Liberty BASCI, and introduces you to some of today's hottest programming languages.
Discover how to:
* Get up to speed on programming fundamentals
* Write and debug Liberty BASIC programs
* Work with graphics, sounds, and data structure
* Get a handle on Web programming
All this on the bonus CD-ROM
Liberty BASIC and other shareware:
* TrueBasic, Pocket C, PC Native Oberon, and other demos
* Python and Perl open source software
* Plus sample code from the book and a bonus chapter, "Programming in Python"
* System Requirements: PC running Windows 95 or later, Windows NT4 or later; Power Macintosh running System 7.6 or later; See the About the CD Appendix for details and complete system requirements.
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About the Author
Wallace Wang is the bestselling author of Beginning Programming For Dummies, 2nd Edition, Steal This Computer Book 2, and many other books. In addition to writing computer books, he also performs stand-up comedy in Las Vegas and has appeared on the TV show A&E's "Evening at the Improv."
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- PublisherFor Dummies
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0764508350
- ISBN 13 9780764508356
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages432
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