Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies
Published on 30. January 2009
720 pages
978-0-470-38614-9 (ISBN)
Description
So you want to be a programmer? Or maybe you just want to be ableto make your computer do what YOU want for a change? Maybe youenjoy the challenge of identifying a problem and solving it. Ifprogramming intrigues you for whatever reason, BeginningProgramming All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies is likehaving a starter programming library all in one handy, if beefy,book.
In this practical guide, you'll find out about compiling,algorithms, best practices, debugging your programs, and much more.The concepts are illustrated in several different programminglanguages, so you'll get a feel for the variety of languagesand the needs they fill. Seven minibooks cover:
* Getting started
* Programming basics
* Data structures
* Algorithms
* Web programming
* Programming language syntax
* Applications
Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference ForDummies shows you how to decide what you want your program todo, turn your instructions into "machine language" thatthe computer understands, use programming best practices, explorethe "how" and "why" of data structuring,and more. You'll even get a look into various applicationslike database management, bioinformatics, computer security, andartificial intelligence. Soon you'll realize that --wow! You're a programmer!
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of eBook file.
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Wallace Wang is a bestselling author with more than 2.3 million For Dummies books in print. He wrote Beginning Programming For Dummies and moonlights as a stand-up comic.
Content
Introduction.
Book I: Getting Started.
Chapter 1: Getting Started Programming a Computer.
Chapter 2: Different Methods for Writing Programs.
Chapter 3: Types of Programming Languages.
Chapter 4: Programming Tools.
Chapter 5: Managing Large Projects with SoftwareEngineering.
Book II: Programming Basics.
Chapter 1: How Programs Work.
Chapter 2: Variables, Data Types, and Constants.
Chapter 3: Manipulating Data.
Chapter 4: Making Decisions by Branching.
Chapter 5: Repeating Commands by Looping.
Chapter 6: Breaking a Large Program into Subprograms.
Chapter 7: Breaking a Large Program into Objects.
Chapter 8: Reading and Saving Files.
Chapter 9: Documenting Your Program.
Chapter 10: Principles of User Interface Design.
Book III: Data Structures.
Chapter 1: Structures and Arrays.
Chapter 2: Sets and Linked Lists.
Chapter 3: Collections and Dictionaries.
Chapter 4: Stacks, Queues, and Deques.
Chapter 5: Graphs and Trees.
Book IV: Algorithms.
Chapter 1: Sorting Algorithms.
Chapter 2: Searching Algorithms.
Chapter 3: String Searching.
Chapter 4: Data Compression Algorithms.
Chapter 5: Encryption Algorithms.
Book V: Web Programming.
Chapter 1: HyperText Markup Language.
Chapter 2: CSS.
Chapter 3: JavaScript.
Chapter 4: PHP.
Chapter 5: Ruby.
Book VI: Programming Language Syntax.
Chapter 1: C and C++.
Chapter 2: Java and C#.
Chapter 3: Perl and Python.
Chapter 4: Pascal and Delphi.
Chapter 5: Visual Basic and REALbasic.
Book VII: Applications.
Chapter 1: Database Management.
Chapter 2: Bioinformatics.
Chapter 3: Computer Security.
Chapter 4: Artificial Intelligence.
Chapter 5: The Future of Computer Programming.
Index.
