A Day in Code: An illustrated story written in the C programming language

Learn C programming basics quickly- while enjoying a beautifully illustrated picture book!

For kids and beginners of all ages, learning to code in the C programming language has never been this fun…or fast!

This story of an epic day describes real-life situations with C computer programs presented next to beautiful full-page illustrations. You’ll see how activities like making a pancake breakfast and playing a game of bowling are described with simple C programs.

You will learn important programming concepts and C programming fundamentals from the story’s C programs and code explanations. Variables, functions, for loops, while loops, if/else statements…it’s all covered in this entertaining tale. You can run each program in the book on your computer, play with the code, and gain the knowledge to write your own programs!

The C programming language runs the world

The C programming language is a widely used language used at companies large and small. It’s used in many fields including databases, desktop applications, operating systems, computer games/graphics, and embedded systems. C programming runs on devices and appliances all around you, like your phone, washing machine, printer, and car- just to name a few! C is known as the "mother of all programming languages" because so many languages borrow from it. Learning C will provide you with a solid foundation in computer programming.

Get started learning to code in C with a picture book- not a textbook!

Experience a colorful introduction to the C programming language and gain valuable coding skills. You can also use this book as a reference to look back on for fun and useful code examples.