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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.1
EAN: 9781893115231
ISBN: 1893115232
Label: Apress
Manufacturer: Apress
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 225
Publication Date: May 01, 2000
Publisher: Apress
Sales Rank: 306060
Studio: Apress
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Rating:  - Useful Compilation
"How Computer Programming Works" offers a useful compilation of major Computer Science topics. The artwork, spread liberally though this book, is generally quite useful and offers some unique insights into certain topics, but is at times overdone.
Daniel Appleman has done a good job of condensing many of the major topical areas and themes in the field of Computer Science in fewer than 250 pages.
For anyone with more than a peripheral knowledge of Computer Science and computing ... Read More
Rating:  - Not in the same league against average computer books!
I bought this book and felt disappointed.
I think it's a wrong decision of me not carefully looking into the index portion to check my expectation. It is also a result from Amazon side, only a portion of chapter one, not revealing enough examples for readers to judge.
It's a general introduction of some basic "ideas" about programming. It focuses on one idea per chapter. The illustrations are indeed very good to demonstrate those ideas. The whole book is like a delighted lemon ... Read More
Rating:  - Not bad, but not really written for kids
I bought this book based on the reviews. It was for my 11-year old son who is a whiz working with computers and wants to learn more so he can eventually start programming. I have been writing software for 20 years and find it difficult to make my knowledge and understanding relevant to someone so young. I don't want to dash his enthusiasm with too much technical jargon, yet he should learn enough to get curious and start tinkering with confidence.
This book was not relevant for him. He's a pretty ... Read More
Rating: - Simplistic
The other reviewers here that reference their 13 year olds enjoying this book are absolutely right. This book is for 13 year olds. As a 25 year old trying to wrap his mind around programming, it leaves much to be desired.
If all you want is a gloss-over for someone who has no intention to continue in the field of programming, but just wants a non-programmers understanding of programming, this book is for you. If you want something you can take with you on a journey into real programming, you will ... Read More
Rating: - "An illustration is worth a thousand words"
Not when the illustrations are as poorly drawn and pointless as these. eg people staring at computers, sweeping arrows with colored blends, or pointing hands (proving, yes they are hard to draw!). I can however follow the reasoning.
This is yet another programmer who has trouble explaining the jargon but has noticed books that do a good job of being user friendly, have pictures. I found this book to be just like those inane PowerPoint presentations that middle executives think expresses the right ... Read More
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