Computer Programming for Absolute Beginners: Learn essential computer science concepts and coding techniques to kick-start your programming career

Get to grips with the constructing blocks of programming languages and get began on your programming journey and not using a computer science diploma

Key Features

• Understand the basics of a computer program and apply the concepts you study to completely different programming languages
• Gain the boldness to write your first computer program
• Explore ideas, techniques, and finest practices to begin coding like an expert programmer

Book Description

Learning how to code has many benefits, and gaining the correct programming abilities can have an enormous affect on what you are able to do with your present talent set and the best way you advance in your career. This e-book shall be your information to studying computer programming simply, serving to you overcome the difficulties in understanding the most important constructs in any mainstream programming language.

Computer Programming for Absolute Beginners begins by taking you thru the constructing blocks of any programming language with thorough explanations and related examples in pseudocode. You’ll perceive the connection between computer packages and programming languages and how code is executed on the computer. The e-book then focuses on the various kinds of functions that you would be able to create with your programming information. You’ll delve into programming constructs, studying all about statements, operators, variables, and information sorts. As you advance, you will see how to management the stream of your packages utilizing management buildings and reuse your code utilizing capabilities. Finally, you will discover finest practices that may allow you to write code like a professional.

By the top of this e-book, you will be ready to study any programming language and take management of your career by including coding to your talent set.

What you’ll study

• Get to grips with primary programming language concepts akin to variables, loops, choice and capabilities
• Understand what a program is and how the computer executes it
• Explore completely different programming languages and study in regards to the relationship between supply code and executable code
• Solve issues utilizing varied paradigms akin to procedural programming, object oriented programming, and useful programming
• Write high-quality code utilizing a number of coding conventions and finest practices
• Become well-versed with how to observe and repair bugs in your packages

Who this e-book is for

This e-book is for rookies who’ve by no means programmed earlier than and are trying to enter the world of programming. This consists of anybody who’s about to begin finding out programming and desires a head begin, or just desires to learn the way to program on their very own.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to computer packages
2. Introduction to Programming Languages
3. Types of Applications
4. Software Projects and How We Organize Our Code
5. Sequence – The Basic Building Block of a Computer Program
6. Working with Data – Variables
7. Program Control Structures
8. Understanding Functions
9. When Things Go Wrong – Bugs and Exceptions
10. Programming Paradigms
11. Programming Tools and Methodologies
12. Code Quality
13. Appendix A – How to Translate the Pseudocode into Real Code