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Computer Programming for Teens, 1st Edition (For Teens (Course Technology))

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I love this book. I tried learning the basics of programming a while ago, but was unable to find any resources that gave a really good foundation of the basics of programming. So, I got frustrated due to a lot of questions being left unanswered and put learning programming onto the back burner. A week ago I decided to go back into giving web development\programming another go as a career change. And coolness, I found Computer Programming for Teens which gives the background that anyone new to programming needs...the solid foundation and understanding of basic programming topics that I had been looking for.

The author covers all the fundamental topics (such as what are variables, how variables work, the three kinds of loops and how all of their parts work, tears apart how a function works) a person needs to understand any programming or scripting language. The author gives examples by using real life situations, such as painting a friends house and compares the real life situation to how the program works. These examples help give you a feel for the programming topic.

The author gives coding examples using C++. At first she gives all of the coding and then just gives a few lines of coding for other examples. You can download Visual C++ Express from Microsoft, which is free and a great tool, to learn and practice the examples in this book.

This book is an awesome start. I also go to LyndaDotCom (for more web programming and design video tutorials), TrainingspotDotCom (for database video learning) and have some really good books on C++, JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Along with some other online resources such as MSDN forums. School is too expensive these days and I really don't want to go back, so I'm taking the learn at home approach. Anyway, get this book if you need a great understanding of the basics of any programming and scripting language.

This book is a great beginning. After reading this book read "Head First JavaScript by Michael Morrison (an O'Reilly book) for a deeper understanding of all the topics "Computer Programming for Teens" covers.

Happy Learning!

This is a good book for people who have had no formal computer programming training. The book doesn't get specific at all when it comes to syntax (computer language), it focuses on the concepts. Also, keep in mind that this book is not just for teens, I am a teenager but anyone could read it and relate to the metaphors in it (although sometimes the book was a little repetitive). I recommend to anyone looking for a start to computer programming.

We got this book for my 16 yr old son for Christmas. It was more a leap of faith, since we had NO idea if he would find it interesting (and not really understanding the subject, it was hard to judge.) It was a hit! He opened it right away and I even saw him reading this book during his Christmas break!

Excellent book to begin in the technology field of application development. This resource serves as a primary resource to learn the necessary concepts to begin in this great field of computer sciences.

The beginners first book for any age. If she had written another book on C# I would have bought it. About as simple as you can get which is what I wanted.

I very much like this book. It's very well-written, and just a notch of difficulty about the "Head First Programming" book.

It is a good book. But it is not what I was looking for currently. Maybe in the future it will be useful.