Programming for Non-Programmers in Human Language

This edition is aimed at those who are seriously interested in software development and strive to acquire the necessary practical skills in this challenging field but currently have little experience in programming or none at all. Beginners who want to learn how to write working code, but currently do not have the opportunity to receive specialized university education in this area, will find this unique training practicum provides a clear understanding of what knowledge is most important for a software developer and what to expect when choosing a programming profession. By self-studying programming with the help of this book, written in simple and accessible language, one can master the basic approaches used by professional programmers, learn to apply their main tools in practice, gradually moving step by step from the basics to launching working code. The pages of this edition outline the fundamentals of several crucial programming languages, offer numerous practical tips with real examples from developers' practices and detailed analysis of tasks, but the main virtue of the book is its universality and comprehensiveness: under one cover, the author managed to concentrate all the most important topics from a vast array of subjects and gather relevant information from many sources, providing novice developers with a reliable foundation necessary for creating software.