Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies^®

by Wallace Wang (San Deigo, CA )

• ISBN13: 9780470385753
• ISBN10: 0470385758
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-11-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

So you want to be a programmer? Or maybe you just want to be able to make your computer do what YOU want for a change? Maybe you enjoy the challenge of identifying a problem and solving it. If programming intrigues you for whatever reason, Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies is like having a starter programming library all in one handy, if beefy, book.In this practical guide, you'll find out about compiling, algorithms, best practices, debugging your programs, and much more. The concepts are illustrated in several different programming languages, so you'll get a feel for the variety of languages and the needs they fill. Seven minibooks cover: Getting started Programming basics Data structures Algorithms Web programming Programming language syntax ApplicationsBeginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies shows you how to decide what you want your program to do, turn your instructions into "machine language" that the computer understands, use programming best practices, explore the "how" and "why" of data structuring, and more. You'll even get a look into various applications like database management, bioinformatics, computer security, and artificial intelligence. Soon you'll realize that - wow! You're a programmer!

Table of Contents

Introduction

Getting Started

Getting Started Programming a Computer

Different Methods for Writing Programs

Types of Programming Languages

Programming Tools

Managing Large Projects with Software Engineering

Programming Basics

How Programs Work

Variables, Data Types, and Constants

Manipulating Data

Making Decisions by Branching

Repeating Commands by Looping

Breaking a Large Program into Subprograms

Breaking a Large Program into Objects

Reading and Saving Files

Documenting Your Program

Principles of User Interface Design

Data Structures

Structures and Arrays

Sets and Linked Lists

Collections and Dictionaries

Stacks, Queues, and Deques

Graphs and Trees

Algorithms

Sorting Algorithms

Searching Algorithms

String Searching

Data Compression Algorithms

Encryption Algorithms

Web Programming

HyperText Markup Language

CSS

JavaScript

PHP

Ruby

Programming Language Syntax

C and C++

Java and C#

Perl and Python

Pascal and Delphi

Visual Basic and REALbasic

Applications

Database Management

Bioinformatics

Computer Security

Artificial Intelligence

The Future of Computer Programming

Index

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