Learn to program / Chris Pine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pine, Chris, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Object-oriented programming (Computer science).

Ruby (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

[Raleigh, North Carolina] : The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC, [2021]

Summary:

It's easier to learn how to program a computer than it has ever been before. Now everyone can learn to write programs for themselves - no previous experience is necessary. Chris Pine takes a thorough, but lighthearted approach that teaches you the fundamentals of computer programming, with a minimum of fuss or bother. Whether you are interested in a new hobby or a new career, this book is your doorway into the world of programming.Computers are everywhere, and being able to program them is more important than it has ever been. But since most books on programming are written for other programmers, it can be hard to break in.At least it used to be. Chris Pine will teach you how to program. You'll learn to use your computer better, to get it to do what you want it to do. Starting with small, simple one-line programs to calculate your age in seconds, you'll see how to write interactive programs, to use APIs to fetch live data from the internet, to rename your photos from your digital camera, and more. You'll learn the same technology used to drive modern dynamic websites and large, professional applications.Whether you are looking for a fun new hobby or are interested in entering the tech world as a professional, this book gives you a solid foundation in programming. Chris teaches the basics, but also shows you how to think like a programmer. You'll learn through tons of examples, and through programming challenges throughout the book. When you finish, you'll know how and where to learn more - you'll be on your way.What You Need:All you need to learn how to program is a computer (Windows, macOS, or Linux) and an internet connection. Chris Pine will lead you through setting set up with the software you will need to start writing programs of your own.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface to the Third Edition

What's New in This Edition

Introduction

What Is Programming?

Programming Languages

Installation and Setup

The Art of Programming

1. Numbers

Printing to the Screen

Integers and Floats

Simple Arithmetic

Progress Checkpoint

2. Letters

String Arithmetic

Numbers vs. Digits

When Bad Things Happen to Good Programs

3. Variables and Assignment

Variables Point to Values

4. Conversions and Input

Numbers to Strings and Back Again

Let Me Tell You a Secret

Getting Strings from the User

Cleaning Up User Input

Good Variable Names

5. Methods

Fancy String Methods

More Arithmetic

Random Numbers

The Math Object

6. Flow Control

Comparison Methods

Branching

Looping

A Little Bit of Logic

7. Arrays and Iterators

My First Iterator

More Array Methods

8. Custom Methods

Method Arguments: What Goes In

Local Variables: What's Inside

Experiment: Stuby

Return Values: What Comes Out

9. File Input and Output

Really Doing Something

The Thing about Computers

Saving and Loading for Grown-Ups

JSON

Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

Renaming Photos

10. More Classes and Methods

The Time Class

The Hash Class

The Range Class

Stringy Superpowers

Classes and the Class Class

11. Custom Classes and Class Extensions

Creating Classes

Instance Variables

Methods: new vs. initialize

The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Dragon

12. Remote Data and APIs

Random Internet Jokes

Respect

Trivia Database.

Location of the ISS

Where Did I Put My Keys?

Movie Search

13. Blocks and Procs

Methods That Take Procs

Methods That Return Procs

Passing Blocks (Not Procs) into Methods

14. The Magic of Recursion

A Method So Easy, It Calls Itself

Rite of Passage: Sorting

15. Beyond This Book

Interactive Ruby (irb)

The PickAxe: Programming Ruby

Ruby-Doc.org

Online Search

Stack Overflow

Tim Toady

You Did It

A1. Installation and Setup on Windows

A2. Installation and Setup on macOS

A3. Installation and Setup on Linux

A4. A Few Things to Try: Possible Solutions

Exercises from Chapter 1

Exercises from Chapter 2

Exercises from Chapter 3

Exercises from Chapter 4

Exercises from Chapter 5

Exercises from Chapter 6

Exercises from Chapter 7

Exercises from Chapter 8

Exercises from Chapter 9

Exercises from Chapter 10

Exercises from Chapter 11

Exercises from Chapter 12

Exercises from Chapter 13

Exercises from Chapter 14

Index

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Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781680508734

1680508733

OCLC:

1262371029