Sams Teach Yourself Beginning Programming in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself in 24 Hours)

Sams Teach Yourself Beginning Programming in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself in 24 Hours)

<P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">If you want to learn computer programming but don’t know which language to start with, this is the book for you! In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, any beginner can get a solid introduction to the basics of computer programming and learn to write simple programs for any platform—Windows, Mac, and mobile. </P> <DIV> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <BR> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this carefully crafted tutorial builds upon the previous one, allowing you to learn all the essentials of programming from the ground up.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <BR> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Once you’ve mastered these fundamentals, the book introduces you to several of the most popular computer programming languages today and helps you decide which language to learn first.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <UL> <LI> <B>Step-by-step instructions</B> carefully walk you through the most common programming tasks. <LI> <B>Practical, hands-on examples </B>show you how to apply what you learn to create your own programs <LI> <B>Quizzes and exercises </B>at the end of each lesson help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Learn how to… </P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Set up your programming toolkit with widely available free downloads</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Create simple programs in JavaScript that get user input and display output</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Process numbers and words</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Use variables to hold information</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Merge strings together</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Tell programs how to make decisions</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Create algorithms to count data values and accumulate totals</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Use JavaScript to create interactive web pages</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Improve a user’s experience with cookies</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Debug your programs before going live</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Structure programs for readability</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Apply your programming skills to more advanced languages like Java </DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Use object-oriented programming techniques</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Choose between other popular languages like C and C++, HTML5 and CSS3, Visual Basic and .NET, and PHP</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Distribute and sell your programs</DIV> </LI> </UL> </DIV>