Programming for everyday life: introductory coding for beginners

 

Learn to use Python to program a computer more easily than ever before! Save time and energy by starting to build useful software that solves problems and changes lives.Have you ever wanted to learn how to program but never found quite the right book to get you started? Sadly, many introductory programming books are far too long, detailed and narrow in scope to really benefit the programming novice. In "Programming for Everyday Life: Introduction to Coding for Beginners", you'll get started straight away with the fundamentals of what programming is, basic programming with Python and the fundamental aspects of practical web development. Read Programming for Everyday Life and discover possibly the "greatest tool for progress that mankind has at its disposal" In this book, you'll learn about:

  • What programming is and how it can benefit you
  • Variables and operations as the building blocks of a program
  • If statements, For loops and Methods in Python
  • Classes, Objects and Inheritance in Python
  • Web development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and SQL
  • A basic introduction to some of the most important algorithms in programming
  • The programming languages and frameworks that are available to developers
  • The future of technology and opportunities for developers and entrepreneurs
  • Where you can take programming further to learn and create more amazing applications

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Subject(s)Computing
Author(s)Tom Bell
Published2014
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Shelf reference007 BEL
ISN/ISBN9781500738242
Direct URLhttps://www-dev.stem.org.uk/x8uj3

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