Start reading You Can Do It! on your Kindle in under a minute. Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here.

Deliver to your Kindle or other device

 
 
 

Try it free

Sample the beginning of this book for free

Deliver to your Kindle or other device

Read books on your computer or other mobile devices with our FREE Kindle Reading Apps.
You Can Do It!: A Beginners Introduction to Computer Programming
 
 
Share your own customer images

You Can Do It!: A Beginners Introduction to Computer Programming [Kindle Edition]

Francis Glassborow (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews) |
Digital List Price: £26.06 What's this?
Kindle Price: £20.85 includes VAT* & free wireless delivery via Amazon Whispernet
You Save: £5.21 (20%)
Unlike print books, digital books are subject to VAT.

Formats

 Amazon Price New from Used from
Kindle Edition £20.85   -- --
Paperback --   -- --

Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed

Product Description

Review

“…’Good ‘rating: …like getting your brain to run a half–marathon…” (Focus, April 04)

"…Editors Choice…a great read and an excellent resource for would–be programmers…"(PC Utilities, May 2004)

“…highly recommended for beginners and intermediate C++ programmers…” (CVu October 04)

“…’Good ‘rating: …like getting your brain to run a half–marathon…” (Focus, April 04)

"…Editors Choice…a great read and an excellent resource for would–be programmers…"(PC Utilities, May 2004)

“…highly recommended for beginners and intermediate C++ programmers…” (CVu October 04) 

PC Utilities, May 2004

"...a great read and an excellent resource for would-be programmers..."
See all Product Description

Product details

  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 9460 KB
  • Print Length: 378 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (1 Mar 2004)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B003U8ADP6
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #355,271 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

    •  Would you like to give feedback on images?

More About the Author

Francis Glassborow
Discover books, learn about writers, and more.

› Visit Amazon's Francis Glassborow Page

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There are two things about this book which make it an excellent choice for beginners:
* You aren't rushed through the basics and then presented more interesting intermediate material. Things like loops and functions are intuitive to people who already understand them, but we forget how hard it all was the first time round. It is (IMHO) incredibly important to take the time to get an abolutely rock-solid understanding of the basics.
* This isn't a book about C. Far too often, authors feel the need to teach the C subset of C++ before touching on the standard library, templates, exceptions and so forth. This book gives a more "pure" view onto C++, teaching the usage of vectors, strings and algorithms right from the start.

In short, this is a well-written book with useful tools included on the CD. I recommend it to anyone wanting to learn their first programming language.

Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book by Francis is wonderful. To be honest, this is the best book for beginners who want to start their first step in computer programming I have ever seen . This book is not only to tell you what C++ is. And what's more, it tells you what computer programming is. Because you know, learning a language is not equal to learning computer programming. Besides, the author uses a lot of examples in our daily life to explain
some very indigestible concepts in C++ and computer programming.

In my opinion, one standard of judging if a book is good or not is whether it uses easy to read and understand words to explain some abstruse subjects. And this book succeeds in doing that, for example, the explanations of "name"and "namespace" which many beginner's books didnot explain clearly. And if you read this book, you will find it well clarifies some concepts, for example, the differences between variable and object, the differences between declaration and defintion and so on.

Above all, Francis and his book give us a good guide to computer programming. If you are absolutely new to computer programming, I highly recommend you to buy one and read it through. It will get you into some good programming habits which you will benefit from in your prospective computer programming career. I am looking forward to his next new books.

Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Frustrating to use 18 Oct 2009
Format:Paperback
The book and cd date from 2003; I followed the instructions for installing the cd and writing the programmes to the letter, but time and again, the basic starter programme, 'Empty_playpen', wouldn't work. I found the website of 'You Can Do It' and sent a message requesting assistance, but got no reply at all.

In the end, frustrated, I gave the book and cd away to a charity shop.

Personally, I would not recommend the book. Having said that, another person may have a different opinion.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 

Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject













i.e., each title must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. GB Privacy Statement Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. GB Delivery Information Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. GB Returns & Exchanges