Head First Learn to Code
Eric Freeman(Author)
O'Reilly (Publisher)
Book
Paperback/Softback
500 pages
978-1-4919-3115-8 (ISBN)
Description
With this hands-on guide, you'll learn how to think computationally-meaning that you'll learn how to describe computations that can be applied to almost any content, language, and environment. Whether your goal is to write simple scripts in a spreadsheet, program your home lighting system, teach your child Scratch, or move on to learn enterprise-level code, Head First Learn to Code teaches you the key concepts. Using Python, this book focuses on core topics of programming and computer science such as storage, data structures, control structures, iteration, algorithm/heuristic design, abstraction and functions, objects, and modularity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sebastopol
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4919-3115-8 (9781491931158)
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Person
Eric Freeman recently ended nearly a decade as a media company executive, having held the position of CTO of Disney Online & Disney.com at The Walt Disney Company. Eric is now devoting his time to WickedlySmart.com and lives with his wife and young daughter in Austin, TX. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Yale University.