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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming (2nd Edition) 2nd Edition

by Greg Perry (Author)
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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming, Second Edition will help the reader understand what programming really is. The reader not only gets an overview of the job of programming, but also learns which specific skills are needed for certain jobs.

The reader will understand

  • How a computer interprets a program's instructions and gain insight into what goes on "under the hood" when a computer runs a program.
  • How programming can and does relate to the Internet and learn about the skills required for adding security to programs.
  • Compiled versus other kinds of programs such as interpreted languages like JavaScript and HTML, which are more formatting and hyperlink languages.
  • Job potential in the programming market.

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming, Second Edition offers "hands-on" programming for the "absolute beginner." There are several texts for specific languages, and two offerings (IDG and Sams) that attempt to take an overview-to-programming attitude, but this is the only one that takes today's programming environments and explains why each is important and for whom they are important.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0789725290
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0789725295
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publisher
    Que
  5. Publication date
    April 10, 2001
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    7.36 x 0.91 x 9.13 inches
  8. Print length
    432 pages
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3.8 out of 5 stars
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Kate Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2014
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I bought this book for my brother. He thought this book was extremely interesting and informative. He could not put it down,
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Todd Hawley
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful "starter guide" to Programming
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2001
This book takes the subject of programming from a beginner's point of view and instructs its readers quite well. Starting with a basic understanding of what a computer is, what it can do with the proper software, and a brief history, it then goes on to describe a program's "anatomy." There's also descriptions of the early programming languages like FORTRAN, COBOL, even RPG and Pascal (which would later be the forerunner to C). And then on to "modern-day" languages like C, C++, and Visual Basic.
In fact, the book devotes much of its concept to Visual Basic (VB), stating that a lot of the concepts in learning VB can be applied to other programming languages. The book devotes several chapters about VB, along with numerous helpful diagrams that help to show the different concepts being described. Subsequent chapters take on other languages like C and C++, along with batch and scripting languages. I never realized how simple a scripting langauge could be to put together.
There's also a big section on "Internet programming languages," like HTML, DHTML, XML, Java, and Javascript. While they are only touched upon briefly, you still get a general idea of how each langauge works. While it may be a stretch to call HTML and XML "languages" per se, they are still obviously important to know if you plan to do any web programming.
This is an excellent book for a beginning programmer or even for a technical writer who wants to know a little bit about programming concepts.
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Aronicum
1.0 out of 5 stars doesn't come with a CD
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2017
The main part of this book covers Visual Basic 6, then it has individual chapters for other languages like C, C++, Java, Javascript, HTML, XML. The reason I give it one star is that it uses something called "Visual Basic 6.0 Working Model," a learning version of VB that can run programs within the IDE environment but not create the standalone program file. However not only does the book not come with a CD, it doesn't comment on how how you would obtain this software or how much it costs, a rather glaring omission. It turns out this software only came with certain books (not this one). One book that came with it is Learn to Program with Visual Basic 6, by John Smiley, which you might be able to get from a library or through interlibrary loan, or used on Amazon. If you decide to get it on Amazon contact the seller first and make sure it has the CD. Apparently the third edition of Perry's book has the exact same problem.
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Colleen
2.0 out of 5 stars absolute beginner!
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2003
I bought this book because of the glorious praise it received on this website, as well as on others. I am definitely an ABSOLUTE beginner, and found the first four chapters extremely easy to read and informative. I was very much looking forward to Chapter 5 and beginning to program. The book DOES NOT provide a CDROM with the necessary programs, and if you are an absolute beginner like me, you probably have no idea where you can get these programs (except to purchase them all). I'm still bewildered. If the programs were available I would give a much higher star rating.
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Dr Entropy
4.0 out of 5 stars Just a note on second edition
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2001
Most of the reviews here, including the editorial reviews, at the time that I write this, are for the first edition. The first edition used Qbasic. This edition uses Visual Basic for the most part (so you have to own at least the learning edition). I havent read it yet, but it seems to be based still mostly on the older text (which is a good thing...) but has also taken advantage of Visual Basic's capabilities. Hopefully someone just starting out will write a review here. I give it 4 stars, but only because that is the current average. The system doesnt let you abstain from voting ;)
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Achbaatar Oyungua
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best beginner's guides to programming.
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2001
This book is one of the best beginner's guides to programming. It will teach you from the very beginning point to the fundamental of programming. The book will teach you basic programming language Visual Basic and will mention C, C++, Java and Web Programming. It is wriiten quite understandable in Plain English. If you want to programm but do not know where to start this book can be your starting point. Good Luck.
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Achbaatar Oyungua
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best beginner's guides to programming
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2001
This book is one of the best beginner's guides to programming. It will teach you from the very starting point to the fundamental of progamming world. The book will teach you basic programming langauge Visual Basic and will mention C, C++, Java Scripting and Web Programming. It is written quite understable in plain English. If you want to programm but do not know where to start this book can be your starting point. Good luck.
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