Elementary BASIC, as chronicled by John H. Watson. (Learning to program your computer in Basic with Sherlock Holmes).

Published by New York, Random House (1982)., 1982

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8°. XII, 264, (1) p. with frontispice ("The analytical engine"). Publisher's half-linen binding with an illustrated dust jacket (by Richard Williams). First edition of the early BASIC textbook. - The authors have Dr. Watson explain how Sherlock Holmes uses a fictional, steam-powered computer called the Analytical Engine to solve his criminal cases. Holmes translates the logical steps of an investigation into working BASIC programs. Leser lernen fundamentale Programmierkonzepte wie Schleifen, Bedingungen, Variablen und Arrays anhand von Detektivgeschichten. - The imperative programming language, which was developed in 1964 to make it easier for beginners to learn programming, was widely used on home computers in the 1980s and 1990s. - Stamp on the title page and bottom edge; a very good copy of the hardcover edition. Sprache: englisch.

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Title
Elementary BASIC, as chronicled by John H. Watson. (Learning to program your computer in Basic with Sherlock Holmes).
Author
Ledgard, Henry and Andrew Singer (Editors).
Publisher
New York, Random House (1982).
Publication year
1982
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Hardcover
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1st Edition
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