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Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies(r)



Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies(r)
Author: Wallace Wang
List Price: $34.99


Tags: programming  


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
  • Programming basics
  • Data structures
  • Algorithms
  • Web programming
  • Programming language syntax
  • Applications

Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies shows you how to decide what you want your program to do, turn your instructions into -machine language- that the computer understands, use programming best practices, explore the -how- and -why- of data structuring, and more. You-ll even get a look into various applications like database management, bioinformatics, computer security, and artificial intelligence. Soon you-ll realize that - wow! You-re a programmer!