Coding for Beginners in Easy Steps: Basic Programming for All Ages

Coding for Beginners in Easy Steps: Basic Programming for All Ages

by Mike McGrath
Coding for Beginners in Easy Steps: Basic Programming for All Ages

Coding for Beginners in Easy Steps: Basic Programming for All Ages

by Mike McGrath

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Overview


Coding for Beginners in easy steps has an easy-to-follow style that will appeal to anyone, of any age, who wants to begin coding computer programs. You need have no previous knowledge of any computer programming language so it's ideal for the newcomer, including youngsters needing to learn programming basics for the school curriculum.

The book instructs you how to write code to create your own computer programs. It contains separate chapters demonstrating how to store information in data structures, how to control program flow using control structures, and how to create re-usable blocks of code in program functions. There are complete step-by-step example programs that demonstrate each aspect of coding, together with screenshots that illustrate the actual output when each program has been executed.

Coding for Beginners in easy steps begins by explaining how to easily create a programming environment on your own computer, so you can quickly begin to create your own working programs by copying the book's examples. The examples throughout this book feature the popular Python programming language but additionally the final chapter demonstrates a comparison example in the C, C++, and Java programming languages to give you a rounded view of computer coding.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781840786422
Publisher: In Easy Steps Limited
Publication date: 06/02/2015
Series: In Easy Steps Series
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 282,331
Product dimensions: 7.20(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author


Mike McGrath gained his extensive knowledge of computer languages while working as a developer contracting to companies around the world. Mike is an established In Easy Steps author with several guides to his credit including: C++; Javascript, Java, Linux, PHP, SQL and Visual Basic Express.

Table of Contents


Getting started
Saving data
Performing operations
Making lists
Controlling blocks
Creating functions
Sorting algorithms
Importing libraries
Managing text
Programming objects
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