TY - BOOK AU - Wang,Wally TI - Beginning programming for dummies T2 - For dummies SN - 9780470088708 (pbk.) : AV - QA76.6 U1 - 005.26 WAN PY - 2007/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley KW - Computer programming KW - Computers and IT KW - ukslc KW - Computer programming / software engineering KW - thema N1 - Previous ed.: 2004; Includes index; CD-ROM in back pocket; 1.Learning computer programming for the first time -- 2.All about programming languages -- 3.How to write a program -- 4.The tools of a computer programmer -- 5.Getting started -- 6.The structure of a computer program -- 7.Variables, constants, and comments -- 8.Crunching numbers and playing with strings -- 9.Making decisions with branching statements -- 10.Repeating yourself with loops -- 11.Dividing a program into subprograms -- 12.Storing stuff in arrays -- 13.Playing with object-oriented programming -- 14.Sorting and searching algorithms -- 15.Debugging programs -- 16.Optimizing your code -- 17.Creating a user interface -- 18.Playing with HTML -- 19.Making interactive web pages with JavaScript -- 20.Using Java Applets on web pages -- 21.Ten additional programming resources -- 22.Ten cool programming careers N2 - This introduction to programming uses QBasic for examples along with samples of C, Pascal and Java code to show how different languages accomplish the same task. It explains the basic tools and software, and advanced programming disciplines ER -