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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming

by Greg Perry (Author)

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    Paperback 2001

    $8.36
Synopsis

The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming, Second Edition, will help the reader understand what programming really is. The reader not only gets an overview of the job of programming, but also learns which specific skills are needed for certain jobs. The reader will understand how a computer interprets a program's instructions and gain insight into what goes on "under the hood" when a computer runs a program. Learn how programming can and does relate to the Internet and learn about the skills required for adding security to programs. Understand complied versus other kinds of programs such as interpreted languages like JavaScript and HTML, which are more formatting and hyperlink languages. Understand job potential in the programming market. The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming, Second Edition is for people who know nothing about programming, but who want to know what programming is all about.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 432
 Edition: 2
 Publisher: QUE
Published: 10 Apr 2001
ISBN 10: 0789725290
ISBN 13: 9780789725295
Book Overview:

The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming, Second Edition, will help the reader understand what programming really is. The reader not only gets an overview of the job of programming, but also learns which specific skills are needed for certain jobs. The reader will understand how a computer interprets a program's instructions and gain insight into what goes on under the hood when a computer runs a program. Learn how programming can and does relate to the Internet and learn about the skills required for adding security to programs. Understand complied versus other kinds of programs such as interpreted languages like JavaScript and HTML, which are more formatting and hyperlink languages. Understand job potential in the programming market. The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming, Second Edition is for people who know nothing about programming, but who want to know what programming is all about.


Author Bio

Greg Perry has personally taught thousands of people how to program in the classroom and lectures, as well as impacted the computer world through the sale of more than two million computer books sold internationally.

He has been a programmer and trainer for the past 20 years. He received an undergraduate degree in computer science, followed by a master's degree in corporate finance. After working as a supervisor of financial systems for a Fortune 500 company, he turned to teaching at the college level, where he remained until he began to write full-time and lecture at programming conferences.

Some of his other book titles include Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days, C by Example, and several books in the 24 Hours series, including Sams Teach Yourself PCs in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself Office in 24 Hours, and Sams Teach Yourself Windows Millennium in 24 Hours. He has also written articles for several magazines, including PC World and Data Training. He is fluent in several computer languages and speaks a little Italian as well.