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Pascal Made Simple (Made Simple Computer) [Paperback]

P K McBride
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  • Paperback: 200 pages
  • Publisher: Made Simple (7 May 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0750632429
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750632423
  • Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 18.8 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 404,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Pascal has become well established as a language for students. It is one of the easiest to learn, lends itself naturally to a structured approach to programming and produces clear and readable code. Though it is little used for the production of commercial software, it provides an excellent base for learning other languages. C and C++, for example, are the languages of choice for applications, operating systems, games and other programs where speed is needed. Both are difficult to learn as a first language, but do not prove half so impenetrable if you have cut your programming teeth on Pascal. Borland's Delphi, which is currently finding favour with developers of databases and other commercial applications, is another language that would be easier to learn if you already have a grasp of Pascal.

This Made Simple book does not attempt to give a complete coverage of the language. The aim is to provide clear and concise explanations - with plenty of simple examples - of the words that create the program structures, and of the key procedures and functions.

For most of the book, the focus is on that central core of Pascal that is common to all versions of the language. The techniques and programs given in the first seven chapters should work on any computer, from PC to multi-user system, that has a Pascal compiler. Chapter 8 gives an introduction to Turbo Pascal, in its Windows version, and Turbo appears again in the summary of the language in Chapter 10.

You can only learn programming by doing it. With this in mind, there are exercises at the end of each of the first seven chapters, with answers in Chapter 9.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was an excellent read and further more an excellent reference book. Although I was not new to programming, I was new to pascal.

This book filters out the crap and really shows you what you need to know. If you are an a-level student needing help with pascal, get this book now.

It helped me to complete my project with ease.

With really great coverage of file organisation methods (serial, random, pointers etc) it really will help you.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Very Helpful 17 Mar 2002
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I bought this book to help me with my AS Computing course as Pascal is one of the languages we have to learn. It was very helpful with nice code samples, well annotated lines and practise exercises. Worth every penny!
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#PASCAL on IRC (dal net) recomends this book to beginners. It give you the basics and sets you up to learn all of the Pascal language. It is easy to understand and use.
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