Introduction to Pascal and Structured Design, Fourth Edition (Computer Science) [Paperback]

Chip Weems (Author), Nell Dale (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0763703974 | ISBN-13: 978-0763703974 | Publication Date: November 21, 1996 | Edition: 4th

Computer Science

Product Details

• Paperback: 870 pages
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 4th edition (November 21, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763703974
• ISBN-13: 978-0763703974
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good training language which you will need to unlearn., November 7, 2010

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bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introduction to Pascal and Structured Design (Paperback)

Some of us ancients grew up in a world of punch cards. The more fortunate and more flexible way to train in computers is with the BASIC computer language and is the closest cousin to the "c" computer language. In a world that demanded structure where even COBOL programs written spaghetti code we got the invention of Pascal.

Pascal is a great training program that forces logic and structure down your throats at the expense of speed and efficiency. Granted some structure when possible is needed in this world hence the invention of C++. But even C++ allows you to adjust whatever is needed to accomplish the purpose of the program with a lot without a lot of bloated code. So learn Pascal by all means. You will find this book sufficient for all the Pascal you need.

They also seem to have left off the chapter on signal handling.

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay textbook for beginners, November 14, 2005

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This review is from: Introduction to PASCAL and Structured Design (Paperback)

This book was my first ever introduction to computer programming. I took this in my junior year of high school, and found it a well-written textbook that was understandable by me and everyone else in my class. Like other textbooks in computer programming, there is only so much the authors can do to differentiate it from other texts, so I do not find it much better, or much worse, than subsequent books I have encountered in programming.