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The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming

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Well, I got this book when I was in about sixth grade when my friends seemed to be exploring BASIC, and I hadn't read it. I finally flipped through it in about 8th grade (last year) and it totally helped me! The person who said this was an insult to their intelligence obviously doesn't have much intelligence to spare. Don't listen to them! This book will teach you about basic programming. Then, if you decide to move on, all of the fundamentals are the same in BASIC as in most other computer languages! GREAT BOOK, MR. PERRY! I'm trying to get my hands on more of his books. This book, even if that one person says it's written at a sixth grade level, WHO CARES? Some people DON'T know about this stuff, and it was designed so that children who know about computers, and ARE the future programmers can understand it! I don't know how many times I'm going to say this, but GREAT BOOK!

I've just finished chapter 8 of the book which teaches you the foundation of Qbasic and how to run your first program. Perry is a master teacher. Most people I've spoken to about programming languages seem more interested in confusing the hell out of me; I've never been this excited to learn something in a long time. Perry simplifies everything, making it accessable and easy to learn. I just can't say enough--if you didn't know whether you wanted to become a programmer or you wanted nothing to do with it from the beginning, just read this book and it will excite you to become one or help you understand why you don't want to be one. Great job, Perry!

The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming is an excellent first book for beginning programmers. The explanations are clear and help to bring a sense of continuity to topics otherwise confusing to novice computer users. You don't have to be interested in programming to benefit from this book. I teach beginning computer applications, and I pride myself of being able to communicate to persons who don't believe themselves to be computer literate in the least, the fundamentals of computer operations. I have gained valuable information not only for my interest in computer programming, but for my classes as well. Thank you Mr. Perry. Your book has helped me immeasurably.

I found this book fantastic. This is the way to go if you are new to programming. Some people may find this book to simple, but not in my case. Mr Perry doesn't go overboard with technical jargon. He starts from the very beginning and gives a lot of simple examples. I would give this book 10 stars, but that wasn't an option. I would also suggest "Beginning Programming for Dummies" by Wallace Wang.

This book teaches you nearly all of the commands in an easy simple to understand manner. I was a begginer and knew nothing at all about programing anything after this from my standpoint i knew alot

After reading books on almost every computer language there is, and then some, Mr. Perry's style was a breath of fresh air. All too often technical writers, especially those in the computer languages, seem less interested in truly teaching concepts and more interested in impressing us with their empty jargon.

Mr. Perry, if you read this, PLEASE we could use somebody with your style in Java.

Nice work Mr. Perry and I highly recommend this book to anyone. (Many of those other computer language authors out there could use this as a "style manual"--a "how to" on writing to teach.)

I am a graphic designer who want to learn more programming ( use for web ). I find this book and try to read. Amazing, what a good book for a beginner, good basic concept for computer working status, Program Language development history and more. A A+++ book

I've been struggling in a job, trying to learn internet programming (JavaScript, Java, ASP, etc) - but I just wasn't "getting it" (having had no training at all in any programming language).

This book teaches the fundamentals (i.e.: what is a variable? what is an array? what is a subroutine?) and it also teaches you how to USE the fundamentals.

It's a great learning tool! Now I am figuring out ASP with no real problems...

What a great book, especially for the beginner. The book answers the most important questions a beginner may have, and not in technical babble, but rather in a blunt and humorous manner. If you're looking for a book that will introduce you to the world of programming, I highly recommend you buy this book...it's worth every pennie. BRAVO!! BRAVO!! BRAVO!!

I had bought a couple of books on basic programming for the PC that have taught the rules of the language but, not how to design a program. Lessons learned include flowcharting, pseudo code and program structure. A quick history on programming languages and there evolution (without choosing one over the other)gave me a good understanding of the programming feild. The last half of the book teaches QBASIC principles without getting to much into the depth of the language. My freind was starting a course in web page design and borrowed the book; I thought he would have it for a few weeks, he read it all in one night and then offered to buy the book from me,I sent him out to get his own copy!