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Programming Basics

Getting Started with Java, C#, and Python

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  • © 2021

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Authors:
  1. Robert Ciesla

    1. HELSINKI, Finland

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  • Learn how to set up an open source programming environment on your computer for Windows and MacOS
  • Study the basics of C#, Java, and Python, grouped into various categories of focus
  • Understand how a central processing unit (CPU) crunches data from a programmer's point of view

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Wet Toes: The Very Basics of Programming

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    Pages 1-11

  3. Java, C#, and Python 101

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    Pages 13-27

  4. Setting Up Your Programming Environments

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    Pages 29-42

  5. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

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    Pages 43-62

  6. File Operations, Multithreading, and Other Wonders of Java

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    Pages 63-84

  7. And Now for Something Completely Different: Advanced Python

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    Pages 85-105

  8. Calendars, Culture, and Multithreading in C#

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    Pages 107-127

  9. Graduation Day: Slightly Larger Programming Projects

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    Pages 129-144

  10. UML Class Diagrams

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    Pages 145-165

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 167-171
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About this book

Explore the basics of the three most popular programming languages: C#, Java, and Python and see what it's like to function in today's world from the perspective of a programmer. This book's uses is highly practical approach with numerous code listings aimed at bringing generations together through the intricacies of technology. 

You'll learn how understanding the basics of coding benefits non-programmers working with software developers. Those in the gaming/media industry will also benefit from understanding a programmer's point of view. The same applies to software testers and even company executives, who might have an education in business instead of computer science.


What You'll Learn

  • Think and read code-listings like a programmer
  • Gain a basic working proficiency in three popular programming languages
  • Communicate more efficiently with programmers of all experience levels in a work-based environment
  • Review advanced OOP concepts such as exceptions and error handling
  • Set up your programming environments for Windows, MacOS, and Linux



Who This Book Is For


Those looking to discover programming, including beginners in all fields, and professionals looking to understand how code works.



 

Authors and Affiliations

  • HELSINKI, Finland

    Robert Ciesla

About the author

Robert Ciesla is an author and filmmaker from Helsinki, Finland. He is also a freelance-programmer working mostly in the indie game scene. He is the author of Encryption for Organizations and Individuals (2020), Game Development with Ren'Py (2019) and Mostly Codeless Game Development (2017).

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