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Computer Programming for Absolute Beginners

You're reading from Computer Programming for Absolute Beginners Learn essential computer science concepts and coding techniques to kick-start your programming career

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781839216862

Length 430 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Programming Language

Author (1):

Joakim Wassberg

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Introduction to Computer Programs and Computer Programming

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computer Programs FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Introduction to Programming Languages

4. Chapter 3: Types of Applications

5. Chapter 4: Software Projects and How We Organize Our Code

6. Section 2: Constructs of a Programming Language

7. Chapter 5: Sequence – The Basic Building Block of a Computer Program

8. Chapter 6: Working with Data – Variables

9. Chapter 7: Program Control Structures

10. Chapter 8: Understanding Functions

11. Chapter 9: When Things Go Wrong – Bugs and Exceptions

12. Chapter 10: Programming Paradigms

13. Chapter 11: Programming Tools and Methodologies

14. Section 3: Best Practices for Writing High-Quality Code

15. Chapter 12: Code Quality

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Appendix A: How to Translate the Pseudocode into Real Code

1. Appendix B: Dictionary

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Language syntax – See Syntax.

Lisp – A family of programming languages, initially specified by John McCarthy in 1958. Among the modern dialects of Lisp, we can find languages such as Racket, Common Lisp, Scheme, and Clojure.

Logic gate – A physical electronic device that is used to implement logical operations on binary input.

Low-level programming – Creating programs that interact directly with the computer hardware. A benefit of low-level programming is that there is no abstraction level between the hardware and the written code, making the programs execute faster.

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Authors (1)

Joakim Wassberg

Joakim Wassberg

Joakim Wassberg is a software developer who for the past 30 years has worked in a variety of areas, such as security in financial systems, secure payment systems, and as a specialist and architect of development methods. Throughout his career, he has always worked with education in programming, from introducing children in a playful way to take their first steps, to teaching senior developers a new technology or development methodology, and from company training to university courses. Since 2014, together with his wife, he has run the company Arthead, which works exclusively in education and educational development.

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