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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In a misguided attempt to teach myself a bit of programming I bought a book on C#. After ten pages of code that meant nothing to me and no idea how it was meant to work (did I type it into a txt file or what?), I gave up.
Then I saw this book. Now, don't get me wrong, by the end of the book I'm still not ready to start putting together programs, but at least I understand what is underlying the whole thing.
The book guides you through the principles behind programming, things like variables and strings, giving you an idea of how the elements interact. It also explains about editors, compilers and interpreters, even if the disc included isn't too useful this way. It also gives you prompts about the different computer languages and the trade-offs you would make by choosing to write programs in a particular language.
In some ways, the narrative is a little scattershot. There will be sudden digressions about certain styles of language and how you would have to do something different in each of them, without any worked examples. However there are a number of simple programs included.
Ultimately, I now feel more confident about programming because I can see why code is constructed the way it is. I don't know particularly how to write anything, but that's the next step!
Then I saw this book. Now, don't get me wrong, by the end of the book I'm still not ready to start putting together programs, but at least I understand what is underlying the whole thing.
The book guides you through the principles behind programming, things like variables and strings, giving you an idea of how the elements interact. It also explains about editors, compilers and interpreters, even if the disc included isn't too useful this way. It also gives you prompts about the different computer languages and the trade-offs you would make by choosing to write programs in a particular language.
In some ways, the narrative is a little scattershot. There will be sudden digressions about certain styles of language and how you would have to do something different in each of them, without any worked examples. However there are a number of simple programs included.
Ultimately, I now feel more confident about programming because I can see why code is constructed the way it is. I don't know particularly how to write anything, but that's the next step!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book gives very good comparisons between various related BASIC programming languages and with C++. This helps show the similarities in functioning between languages, as well as explaining the advantages and disadvantages of each. It also explains the different methods and structures of programming (O-O programming, subprogram divisions, etc.). Good self-training book all-round, and a far better book than another similar book for complete beginners (Programming for the Absolute Beginner - ISBN 1598633740). After having studied and rated this "Dummies" book, I realised too late I should have given this book a higher rating than the aforementioned one that I read first.
26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Before reading this I knew literally nothing about computer programming, but this book really helped me to start to learn about it, although obviously it only touches on the fringes of an enormous subject.
The book is focussed on QBASIC, which can be found on the Windows CD ROM so nothing is required really. It covers really simple stuff: how to get stuff onto the screen, using variables, doing maths, arrays and sorting data.
On top of this it introduces HTML and other web stuff, plus snippets of other languages so you get a feel for them as well. Wang also provides some hints about where to go from here with the knowledge picked up in this book - resources for using other more practical languages. You aren't going to learn enough here to change the world, but it might inspire you to take the next step.
The downside of the book is the writer's 'sense of humour' (the guy thinks he is a wit - he is misguided) which definitely gets on your nerves after a while!
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Poorly edited for the Kindle - a rip-off
This book would otherwise be quite useful as an introduction to the world of programming. Don't buy it on the Kindle! Read more
Published 17 days ago by Claire
Brilliant
Simple, informative and entertaining. I knew nothing about Programming and, though i am by no means an expert now, I have learnt an awful lot more than I started off with. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Shi
Not worth it - even for a Dummy
Bought this for my husband. Put the disc in the computer and spent hours searching to see if we had a virus. Nothing seemed to work properly. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mrs. Angela J. Brown
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taking you by the hand and walking you down various paths, explaining very simply what programming is about, why there are different programming languages and introducing you to... Read more
Published on 24 May 2009 by G. fryer
Good book for beginners
Great book for anyone who has contemplated learning programming. The software is really useful too. My only complaint is that the book covers four programming languages... Read more
Published on 16 April 2009 by Mr. CN Goodings
Especially useful for anyone wqanting to use Liberty Basic
'Beginning programming for Dummies' (2nd edition) is both light-hearted and extremely informative. Although the author takes rather a long time to get round to exploring LIBERTY... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2002 by Alan Sturgess
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