Hello world! Computer programming for kids and other beginners
Book - 2014
Learn to talk to your computer in its own language! Whether you want to create a game, start a business, or solve an important problem, the first step is learning to write your own programs. Programming is a fun challenge, and it's easy to get started! This updated and revised edition of Hello World! introduces the world of computer programming in a clear and engaging style. It is full of examples that will get you thinking and learning. Reviewed by professional educators, this book is kid-tested and parent-approved. You don't need to know anything about programming to use the book, just the basics of using a computer. If you can start a program and save a file, you'll be off and running!
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- Subjects
- Published
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Shelter Island, NY :
Manning
c2014.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- xxiii, 464 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9781617290923
- Getting started
- Remember this: memory and variables
- Basic math
- Types of data
- Input
- GUIs: graphical user interfaces
- Decisions, decisions
- Loop the loop
- Just for you: comments
- Game time
- Nested and variable loops
- Collecting things together: lists and dictionaries
- Functions
- Objects
- Modules
- Graphics
- Sprites and collision detection
- A new kind of input: events
- Sound
- More GUIs
- Print formatting and strings
- File input and output
- Take a chance: randomness
- Computer simulations
- Skier explained
- Python battle
- What's next?
- Variable naming rules
- Differences between Python 2 and 3
- Answers to self-test questions.