Hello World! Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners 1st Edition

by Warren Sande (Author), Carter Sande (Author)

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Hello World!: A complete Python-based computer programming tutorial with fun illustrations, examples, and hand-on exercises.
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"Computer programming is a powerful tool for children to 'learn learning,' that is, to learn the skills of thinking and problem-solving...Children who engage in programming transfer that kind of learning to other things."--Nicholas Negroponte, the man behind the One Laptop Per Child project that hopes to put a computer in the hands of every child on earth, January 2008

Your computer won't respond when you yell at it. Why not learn to talk to your computer in its own language? Whether you want to write games, start a business, or you're just curious, learning to program is a great place to start. Plus, programming is fun!

Hello World! provides a gentle but thorough introduction to the world of computer programming. It's written in language a 12-year-old can follow, but anyone who wants to learn how to program a computer can use it. Even adults. Written by Warren Sande and his son, Carter, and reviewed by professional educators, this book is kid-tested and parent-approved.

You don't need to know anything about programming to use the book. But you should know the basics of using a computer--e-mail, surfing the web, listening to music, and so forth. If you can start a program and save a file, you should have no trouble using this book.

Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.

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Warren Sande is an Electronic Systems Engineer who uses Python (and other languages) in his work, and also uses it to help teach his son about computers and programming. He holds a degree in Electronic Systems Engineering from the University of Regina, Saskatchewan as well as a Diploma in Communication Arts, specializing in Broadcasting, from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. He has taught introductory software courses to computer novices.

Carter Sande is a bright, curious, energetic, and thoughtful boy who loves computers, playing the piano, bouncing on the trampoline, and Mario. He has been playing and experimenting with computers from a young age.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Manning Publications; 1st edition (May 12, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 440 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1933988495
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1933988498
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.62 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.38 x 0.93 x 9.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #610,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #146 in Children's Programming Books
- #681 in Python Programming
- #1,026 in Software Development (Books)

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I Teach Typing

Excellent but designed for PC not Mac

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2009

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I have been programming and teaching programming at the university level for 25 years and I have been looking for years to find a book for children, like my 10 year old son, who wanted to learn about programming but were not up to the high school reading level. This book perfectly fills the niche. With clear writing, well thought through examples and gentle humor, it is superb for the young learner. My son has taken over my PC since I gave him the book. So, it is safe to say it can hold a child's attention.

The fact that it is good for a young audience does not mean that it is dumbed down too far to be useful for any age. The depth and pace of the material is appropriate for anyone, starting from scratch, who wants to learn to program from lots of examples. Actually, it sets the stage nicely for someone who is anxious about needing to learn programming at the university level.

The only real down side is the support for Mac. The book uses Python which works on Mac, Windows and Linux but a couple of the components used in the book do not have good instructions for the Mac on the books website. For example, they are written for older Mac OS or require you to dig deep in the system files to find the directories where things belong. The forums on the website will help but expect to need to dig around a bit, especially if you use Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard), until the author(s) fix the main Mac instructions.

Even though I had to poke around a bit to make sure the Mac would behave, I still love this book. Setting aside the fact that this fills a badly need gap in programming instruction for kids, this book is just great with a wonderful ratio of code snippets to explanations and clear concise discussions of both basic and fairly advanced concepts (like object oriented programming).

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Great book for teaching my daughter the basics of programming

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2012

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I grew up copying hundreds of lines of code from books to make games for my RadioShack CoCo, and then creating my own programs in Basic. The experience was invaluable, and made me a much better student. I wanted to give some of this experience to my daughter, so I bought this book.

My 10 (now 11) year old daughter and I have been having a great time going through this book. It's so satisfying to see her use the things she is learning in math to create programs. Our progress through the book is slow because she so often takes out on a tangent to solve problems she comes up with on her own once she learns a new technique. Trouble-shooting her code together has been a fun learning experience for both of us. Even if she never writes programs after this, it has been time well spent. Using Excel will be much easier for her now that she has some background in programming and logic.

We are using a Mac, and I must admit that it took some time to get everything working well. I'm using Mac OS 10.6.x. The pre-installed version of ILDE crashed with any new window. I found that installing Python 2.5 worked. The little bit of Googling and downloading other versions was more than worth it. Others have complained that you need to use an older version of Python on Macs, but I don't think it makes any difference. By the time she is 13 there will be a newer version, but the skills she is learning will easily extend to later versions, and even other modern computer languages.

I give this book my highest recommendation.

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Bobbi

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2012

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This book is a wonderful addition to our homeschool for my fifth grade, 10-year-old, son. It is challenging enough to keep him on the edge of learning; but easy enough that he can self-teach and move along at his own pace. I am amazed at the composition of this book - that it is laid out in such an progressive flow, gradually increasing in difficulty and knowledge in a way that keeps the learning going through out the entire book. After five chapters, my son has taught himself programming to a point that he has increased confidence and enthusiasm about computers and about himself. He told me that he feels a sense of calmness because now he knows what he wants to do for his life's work. He wants to go into computer science, designing software and creating games and other programs. Whether he actually ends up in this field or not, this book has helped him to have a vision and feel secure in his own abilities and choices. To me, for a mother, this is priceless. I thank the authors, Mr. Warren Sande and his son, for such a wonderful book that they dared to write. Let me also add that I have emailed Mr. Sande twice and have gotten immediate replies with very constructive help and input. He is a first class author who stands behind his work, without a doubt. I can't recommend it more highly for anyone, especially young people and adults alike.

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RichA

pretty good - but not really for young kids

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2010

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I got this book for my boys (ages 13 and 11) but I think they may not be as smart as the author's son Conner because they started getting pretty confused once functions and objects were introduced. I decided to go through the book in case my kids had any questions (I've had a couple of programming classes in the past) and even with my slight advantage, I found some of the sections went too quickly and there wasn't enough explanation for a true beginner. But I must say if programming were easy, then we'd all be doing it. There is certainly some great information in the book and if the end-user takes the time to go through it, there is some very good programming skills to be learned. I don't know how a 10-year old on a Mac made it through this book as one of the reviews stated. I only gave it 4 stars because it is geared toward the young beginner, but not quite enough in my opinion.

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MSKL

Thank you Warren Sande!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2013

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As a non-coder mum who has a code-crazy son, I needed either a full time geek at home (hubby is a dance teacher so no joy there) or a book that acts like a tutor. "Hello World" totally does the job. My11 year old son is gradually teaching himself python, has not lost interest and has a pretty decent understanding (I think!) of the basics of coding so far. Thanks Mr Sande! The only issue now is extracting him from the screen to come up for air / food / sleep / school and other such inconveniences, but if he ends up in the industry, we will defo be able to say that this book was his first tutor. Well played.

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Csaba viasz

Interesting book even for adults

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2019

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My son start read and give up lol. But after i explain him how and what to do now we do it together.
If you not have any clues what is coding this book will drive you true on how to start and get on with some coding experience. You can use the coding for your website if you have.

Piecrust

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2011

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It's weird I remember being a kid in the 80s and there were loads of books for children on programming, not just how to get started but all different types of things to write programs about. Different collections of games program, adventures, action and so on. These days there seems to be almost nothing, which is a great shame. I had great difficulty finding anything to use with my children for programming however what a bit of luck that then one book that's available is so good. It's written as a dialogue between the father and his son and the approach is really engaging particularly for children. I know as we went through it my daughter was really taken by the challenges the little boy was seeing as he went along and the various wise cracks he made about how his father was explaining technical topics.

Brilliant book, if you're looking something to get your children going on the coding bug early on this is definitely the place to start.

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Joyce Westmancoat

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 25, 2014

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Grandson is currently enjoying the book

Azrael

Astonishing ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2011

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I've been trying for some time to get my son, who has professed many times a desire to learn to program, a good book. I've been hampered, possibly, by the languages that I know myself ( C / Perl ) - but when I came to look at Python myself, I saw this as an opportunity to do something with him - I got the O'Reilly books, and I got my son this. So far, I've actually found it nigh on impossible to pry the computer out of his hands. The book is well paced, and introduces concepts in a smooth and, it seems addictive, way. The examples are good - and the active Python command line really makes it the perfect learning environment.

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