Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers))

The easy way to learn programming fundamentals and essentials 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 Applications Beginning 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! Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. Beginning Programming All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies About the Author Dedication Acknowledgments Contents at a Glance Table of Contents Introduction Who Should Buy This Book How This Book Is Organized How to Use This Book Icons Used in This Book Getting Started Book I: Getting Started Chapter 1: Getting Started Programming a Computer How Computer Programming Works The History of Computer Programming Figuring Out Programming Getting Started with Programming Knowing Programming versus KnowingProgramming Language Chapter 2: Different Methods for Writing Programs Spaghetti Programming without a Plan Planning Ahead with Structured Programming Making User Interfaces withEvent-Driven Programming Organizing a Program with Object-OrientedProgramming Designing Programs with Today’s Methodology Chapter 3: Types of Programming Languages Choosing Your First Language Teaching Languages “Curly Bracket” Languages Artificial Intelligence Languages Scripting Languages Database Programming Languages Comparing Programming Languages Chapter 4: Programming Tools Choosing a Compiler Finding an Interpreter Compiling to a Virtual Machine Writing a Program with an Editor Fixing a Program with a Debugger Saving Time with Third-Party Components Optimizing a Program with a Profiler Creating a Help File Installing a Program Dissecting Programs with a Disassembler Chapter 5: Managing Large Projects with Software Engineering Software Engineering Methods Automating Software Engineering with CASE The Pros and Cons of Software Engineering Book II: Programming Basics Chapter 1: How Programs Work Using Keywords as Building Blocks Organizing a Program Dividing a Program into Subprograms Dividing a Program into Objects Creating a User Interface Chapter 2: Variables, Data Types, and Constants Declaring Variables Using Different Data Types Storing Data in a Variable Retrieving Data from a Variable Using Constant Values Defining the Scope of a Variable Chapter 3: Manipulating Data Storing Data with the Assignment Operator Using Math to Manipulate Numbers Manipulating Strings Finding Strings with Regular Expressions Using Comparison Operators Using Boolean Operators Converting Data Types Chapter 4: Making Decisions by Branching Picking One Choice with the IF-THEN Statement Picking Two Choices with theIF-THEN-ELSE Statement Picking Three or More Choices withthe IF-THEN-ELSEIF Statement Playing with Multiple Boolean Operators Making Multiple Choices withthe SELECT CASE statement Chapter 5: Repeating Commands by Looping Looping a Fixed Number of Timeswith the FOR-NEXT Loop Looping Zero or More Times with the WHILE Loop Looping at Least Once with the DO Loop Playing with Nested Loops Prematurely Exiting from a Loop Checking Your Loops Chapter 6: Breaking a Large Program into Subprograms Creating and Using Subprograms Passing Parameters Repeating a Subprogram with Recursion Chapter 7: Breaking a Large Program into Objects How Object-Oriented Programming Works Encapsulation Isolates Data and Subprograms Sharing Code with Inheritance Polymorphism: Modifying Codewithout Changing Its Name Design Patterns Object-Oriented Languages Real-Life Programming Examples Chapter 8: Reading and Saving Files Storing Data in Text Files Storing Fixed Size Data in Random-Access Files Storing Varying Size Data in Untyped Files Using Database Files Chapter 9: Documenting Your Program Adding Comments to Source Code Writing Software Documentation Chapter 10: Principles of User Interface Design The Evolution of User Interfaces Elements of a User Interface Designing a User Interface Book III: Data Structures Chapter 1: Structures and Arrays Using Structures Using an Array Working with Resizable Arrays Working with Multi-Dimensional Arrays Using Structures with Arrays Drawbacks of Arrays Chapter 2: Sets and Linked Lists Using Sets Using Linked Lists Drawbacks of Sets and Linked Lists Chapter 3: Collections and Dictionaries Using a Collection Using Dictionaries Understanding Hash Tables Chapter 4: Stacks, Queues, and Deques Using a Stack Using Queues Using Deques Chapter 5: Graphs and Trees Understanding Graphs Creating Trees Taking Action on Trees Book IV: Algorithms Chapter 1: Sorting Algorithms Using Bubble Sort Using Selection Sort Using Insertion Sort Using Shell Sort Using Heap Sort Using Merge Sort Using Quick Sort Comparing Sorting Algorithms Chapter 2: Searching Algorithms Sequential Search Using Indexes Adversarial Search Chapter 3: String Searching Sequential Text Search Searching with Regular Expressions Searching Phonetically Chapter 4: Data Compression Algorithms Lossless Data Compression Algorithms Lossy Data Compression Chapter 5: Encryption Algorithms The Basics of Encryption Symmetric/Asymmetric Encryption Algorithms Cracking Encryption Book V: Web Programming Chapter 1: HyperText Markup Language The Structure of an HTML Document Adding Graphics Defining the Background Creating Hyperlinks Making Tables Chapter 2: CSS The Structure of a Stylesheet Creating Style Classes Separating Styles in Files Cascading Stylesheets Chapter 3: JavaScript The Structure of a JavaScript Program Creating Comments Declaring Variables Using Operators Branching Statements Looping Statements Creating Functions Using Arrays Designing User Interfaces Chapter 4: PHP The Structure of a PHP Program Creating Comments Declaring Variables Using Operators Branching Statements Looping Statements Creating Functions Using Arrays Creating Objects Chapter 5: Ruby The Structure of a Ruby Program Creating Comments Declaring Variables Using Operators Branching Statements Looping Statements Creating Functions Using Data Structures Creating Objects Book VI: Programming Language Syntax Chapter 1: C and C++ The Structure of a C/C++ Program Creating Comments Declaring Variables Using Operators Branching Statements Looping Statements Creating Functions Data Structures Using Objects Chapter 2: Java and C# The Structure of a Java/C# Program Creating Comments Declaring Variables Using Operators Branching Statements Looping Statements Creating Functions Data Structures Using Objects Chapter 3: Perl and Python The Structure of a Perl/Python Program Creating Comments Defining Variables Using Operators Branching Statements Looping Statements Creating Functions Perl Data Structures Python Data Structures Using Objects Chapter 4: Pascal and Delphi The Structure of a Pascal Program Creating Comments Declaring Variables Declaring Constants Using Operators Branching Statements Looping Statements Creating Subprograms and Functions Data Structures Creating Objects Chapter 5: Visual Basic and REALbasic The Structure of a BASIC Program Creating Comments Declaring Variables Declaring Constants Using Operators Branching Statements Looping Statements Creating Subprograms and Functions Data Structures Creating Objects Book VII: Applications Chapter 1: Database Management The Basics of Databases Manipulating Data Database Programming Chapter 2: Bioinformatics The Basics of Bioinformatics Searching Databases Bioinformatics Programming Chapter 3: Computer Security Stopping Malware Stopping Hackers Secure Computing Chapter 4: Artificial Intelligence Problem Solving Machine Learning Applications in Artificial Intelligence Chapter 5: The Future of Computer Programming Picking a Programming Language Picking an Operating System Cross-Platform Programming The Programming Language of the Future Index The fun, fast, and easy way to learn programming fundamentals and essentials – from C to Visual Basic and all the languages in between So you want to be a programmer? Or maybe you just want 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 hefty, book. In this practical guide, you'll find out about algorithms, best practices, compiling, 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. Inside you'll discover seven minibooks: Getting Started: From learning methods for writing programs to becoming familiar with types of programming languages, you'll lay the foundation for your programming adventure with this minibook. Programming Basics: Here you'll dive into how programs work, variables, data types, branching, looping, subprograms, objects, and more. Data Structures: From structures, arrays, sets, linked lists, and collections, to stacks, queues, graphs, and trees, you'll dig deeply into the data. Algorithms: This minibook shows you how to sort and search algorithms, how to use string searching, and gets into data compression and encryption. Web Programming: Learn everything you need to know about coding for the web: HyperText. Markup Language (better known simply as HTML), CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and Ruby. Programming Language Syntax: Introduces you to the syntax of various languages – C, C++, Java, C#, Perl, Python, Pascal, Delphi, Visual Basic, REALbasic – so you know when to use which one. Applications: This is the fun part where you put your newly developed programming skills to work in practical ways. Additionally, Beginning 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. And you'll get a look into various applications like database management, bioinformatics, computer security, and artificial intelligence. After you get this book and start coding, you'll soon realize that — wow! You're a programmer!

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
• Applications

Beginning 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!

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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 Applications Beginning 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! Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included. 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, youll find out about compiling, algorithms, best practices, debugging your programs, and much more. The concepts are illustrated in several different programming languages, so youll get a feel for the variety of languages and the needs they fill. Seven minibooks cover: Beginning 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. Youll even get a look into various applications like database management, bioinformatics, computer security, and artificial intelligence. Soon youll realize that wow! Youre a programmer! Note: CD ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.