Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies

Name: Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies
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ISBN: 9780470108543

ISBN-10: 0470108541

ISBN-13: 9780470108543

Edition: 2008

Authors: Wallace Wang

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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…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 720
Size: 7.52" wide x 9.13" long x 1.37" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English

Wallace Wang is the author of several best-selling computer books, including My New Mac, My New iPhone, and Steal This Computer Book (all No Starch Press). He is also a successful standup comic who has appeared on A&E's "Evening at the Improv" and appears regularly at the Riviera Comedy Club in Las Vegas.




Getting Started



Getting Started Programming a Computer



Different Methods for Writing Programs



Tvpes of Programming Languages



Programming Tools



Managing Large Projects with Software Engineering



Proqramminq Basics



How Programs Work



Variables, Data Types, and Constants



Manipulating Data



Making Decisions by Branching



Repeating Commands by Looping



Breaking a Large Program into Subprograms



Breaking a Large Program into Objects



Reading and Saving Files



Documenting Your Program



Principles of User Interlace Design



Data Structures



Structures and Arrays



Sets and Linked Lists



Collections and Dictionaries



Stacks, Queues, and Deques



Graphs and Trees



Algorithms



Sorting Algorithms



Searching Algorithms



String Searching



Data Compression Algorithms



Encryption Algorithms



Web Programming



HyperText Markup Language



CSS



JavaScript



PHP



Ruby



Programming Language Syntax



C and C++



Java and C#



Perl and Python



Pascal and Delphi



Visual Basic and REALbasic



Applications



Database Management



Bioinformatics



Computer Security



Artificial Intelligence



The Future of Computer Programming


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