Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming

Youre not a Dummy-you just need to know the basics of programming and how it works in the real world! Opens up the amazing world of computer programming to the masses without confusing technical jargon. The only book on the market that takes todays top programming environments and explains why, how and where they work. Greg Perry, well-known author and speaker, teaches how to create your own programs using Visual Basic as your first language. Absolute Beginners 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 programs instructions and 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; compiled versus interpreted languages like JavaScript and HTML; and job potential in the programming market. Absolute Beginners 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 todays programming environments and explains why each is important and where they work best. Greg Perry is the author of more than 65 computer books and has sold more than 2 million copies of his books worldwide. He has written on operating systems, programming languages, and end-user applications. Before becoming a full-time author and speaker, Greg worked as a supervisor over financial systems at a Fortune 500 company and then taught computers and corporate finance at the college level. Other books by Greg include Absolute Beginners Guide to Programming, 2/E, (0789725290, 4/01) and C by Example, (0789722399, 12/99).