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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming (3rd Edition)
by Greg Perry
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Que (2002-11-30)
ISBN: 0789729059
EAN: 9780789729057
UPC: 029236729059
Dewey Decimal #: 005.1
Binding/Media: Paperback - 432 pages
Edition: 3
SKU: 09122009-0646
Condition: New
Comments: 0789729059 Brand new, may have wear on cover, we have a HUGE selection of computer books at great prices! All discs included if issued by publisher. New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
No prior programming experience necessary! Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming helps readers understand what programming really is. Readers not only get an overview of the job of programming, but also learn which specific skills are needed for certain jobs.Coverage includes how a computer interprets a program's instructions with insight into what goes on "under the hood" when a computer runs a program, how programming can and does relate to the Internet and the skills required for adding security to programs, and compiled versus interpreted languages like JavaScript and HTML. Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming offers "hands on" programming for the "absolute beginner". Though there are hundreds of books for beginners about specific languages, this is the only book that takes today's programming environments and explains why each is important and where each works best.
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Customer Reviews
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Great for Beginners
Rating  (4)
Date: 2006-10-13
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is the 5th book I've bought that claims to be for "beginners" and this one actually is. He starts from the basics and slowly works his way up & he does it in a way that doesnt make you feel stupid. It's a great book for beginners so don't listen to everyone else...
I have Visual Basic 2005 & I followed along just fine. Since he's teaching the basics there isn't going to be much of a difference. Secondly, I could care less about his personal life or what he has posted on his website... The idea here is to review the BOOK.
Go buy it... It's worth it... Trust me.
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There is a Problem but Book Remains Excellent
Rating  (5)
Date: 2005-05-05
9 out of 11 customers found this reveiw helpful
There are some complaints about the fact that the 3rd edition (2003) of "Absolute Beginner's Guide..." relies a lot on Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Working Edition. This is a real problem since it is not available. However, I do not agree that this makes the book useless after chapter 5. Certainly, Perry should write a 4th edition that either includes Visual Basic 6.0 on CD or uses an available language. You can skip chapters 5 through 11 and still gain a lot from 1 to 4 and the rest of the book from Part IV on. Perry's coverage of Algorithms, C, C++, Macro, Batch, Scripting languages, Internet concepts, HTML, XML, Java, maintenance & the Programming Business are superb and well worth the price of the book. You can learn Basic from another excellent beginner's book "Beginning Programming for Dummies," by Wally Wang.
I would ignore the two recent comments by goof balls who do not talk about the Perry book but about what they think Perry's political views are. I mean, what sane person cares what Perry may think on his own time? His knowledge and excellent skill at teaching programming is what matters in any review of his books.
Oscar Wild was rumored to wear panties to bed. Does that stop the narcissists from reading his plays or his novels?
--J
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where do you get the software?
Rating  (3)
Date: 2005-02-11
6 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
this book is great for learning how to program...if you can get your hands on the software. Visual basic 6.0 working edition is the model for the majority of the text and the author offers no way to get it for free, which means you have to buy it seperately. I would suggest getting a book that has the programming languages you are going to use included on a cd.
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Author a right-wing nut!
Rating  (1)
Date: 2004-12-26
16 out of 35 customers found this reveiw helpful
Please read this web-site created by author before purchase:
www.gregandjayne.com/GregsCorner.htm
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I Wish I Had Known
Rating (1)
Date: 2004-03-27
15 out of 17 customers found this reveiw helpful
The book lives up to its title in terms of being an introductory guide to programming, but what I didn't know was I had to have the specific program "Visual Basic" as well to get beyond chapter five. This revelation left the remaining 19 chapters of the book of no value to me at all. I do have "Visual Basic.Net", but it's way too much of a process to try to convert from one program to another and learn how they work at the same time.
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