Reviews (35)

A great starting point
Perspective
Great Book
This is a great book for any beginner. Within one week, i had made my first arcade game! This is a great beginners book for anyone who wants to learn to make their own game. This book expects you to come on with ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE AT ALL!
Awesome Book!
When I read this book I learned a lot about game programming and I'm planning to buy more books on it.It teaches you a lot about the Blitz BASIC language.I was able to create my own game within three days after I had finished reading this book!If you're interested in the world of game programming, this is the book that'll get you started! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Computer Graphics - Game Programming    3. Computer Science (Young Adult)    4. Computers - Entertainment & Games    5. Computers - Languages / Programming    6. Computers - Programming    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Programming - General    9. Video & Electronic - General    10. Computer Programming    11. Computer games    12. Computers / Entertainment & Games / General   

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Computer programming    3. Computers - General    4. Computers - Languages / Programming    5. Computers - Programming    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Programming - General    8. Children's 12-Up - Computers    9. Technology / Engineering / Electrical   

Reviews (7)

VB6 is alive and well!
Don't believe those that tell you VB is dead, vb is still alive and well! Just look at Microsoft Access 2003(A database program)when you build advance coding in it you are using vb language,even in the latest Access edition, VB is still there. Just visit your local book store, you will still see VB books out there.Another proof that VB is still alive, look at many E-commerce shopping carts, many of them are build in VB, and they are functioning with great precision.
Good Book
Just started programming and VB seems like a good place.
VB6 DEAD ?
Helloooo! VB 6 is dead!<--------- You are in denial.
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    2. Computer Books: General    3. Computer Graphics - Game Programming    4. Computer games    5. Computers    6. Computers - Entertainment & Games    7. Computers - Programming    8. Microsoft Visual BASIC    9. Microsoft Visual BASIC (Computer software)    10. Programming    11. Computers / Entertainment & Games / General    12. Databases & data structures   

Reviews (6)

HTML Simplified
When I agreed(okay, well, volunteered)to recreate a section of my employer's website I was, perhaps, a bit too confident in my skills. I am by no means computer illiterate, but I had very little experience with HTML and all else that is needed to design a webpage. Wrong approach. Focuses solely on HTML.
I got this book, and was disappointed. It starts out teaching HTML, the language web pages are used for.HTML programming is the wrong way to start learning web page design.Tools like FrontPage and even MS Word will do ALL the HTML programming for you. After starting to read this book with my 8 year old daughter, we went down to the computer, started Microsoft Word, and made a couple web pages. That was a visual way to program, and it lets the tools handle the details. This book is the wrong way to learn web page development and design.

A simple, highly practical guide for web designers
Dave's Quick 'n' Easy Web Pages: An Introductory Guide To Creating Web Sites is a simple, highly practical guide for web designers ranging from beginning to intermediate experience and skill. Individual chapters address hyperlinks, animated images, sound, tables, additional features like counters and message boards, and much more in this superb, "user friendly", compact primer that can teach anyone to get a basic web page up and running in almost no time at all! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Computer Bks - Internet    2. Computer Books: General    3. Computers - Internet    4. Computers - Programming    5. Design    6. Web sites   

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Computers - Programming    3. Juvenile Nonfiction   

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Flawed
This book poorly explains the concepts needed to understand C++.It is advertised as an introductory book, however, this book will only be useful with one or more semesters of exerpience with C or C++. The books only saving grace is that if you are studying for the AP, this book uses the STL dirived AP classes that you will need to be familar with.If you arn't taking the comp sci AP there is no reason to evenconsider using this book.

A Baby is just an Abortion Waiting to Happen
Just like this book is a complete waste of time to those who can't read a C++ book.My high school computer science class seemed able to comprehend this book and half of them (myself included) got a 5 on the AB Advanced Placement Computer Science Exam.Those who can't do a binary to hex conversion shouldn't be allowed to program a computer and should stick to their orange iMacs and pretty screen savers.Go learn some ZBASIC and get a coat hanger.SUCKERS!

Doesn't cover meterial properly
I recently purchased this book for a class at school and when i started to read it the first thing it does is launch you into hexidecimal to binary conversions. Then in chapter 2 the first example they give you is a program that takes up THREE pages at a small font. The program is a dictionary that reads from a file on the hardisk (a relitevely hard task in any langauge). And then makes what you type in translate to italian. They don't even consider that someone new to the langauge has no idea what COUT or CIN means. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Computers - Programming    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Advanced Placement    5. C++    6. Computer Science    7. Textbooks   

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My high school AP students really did not like this book.
I am a math teacher who can program (not a programmer) and clearly the Litvins are experts. However, I have some terrific AP students (5's on the AP tests, 91% pass rate for over 6 years) and my kids really do not like the Litvin books, find them terribly confusing. We are trying out the Lewis Loftus book and liking it.

A Method for class Class extends Learning
Wow! What a great book for learning Java! Whether you are a beginner to computer programming, or migrating from another language, this book has so much for everybody. Every chapter ends with a summary and a variety of exercises to test yourself (or your students) on the topics presented. In addition, most chapters have at least one Lab and/or Case Study to extend your understanding and your programming skills. The book however is just the beginning. There are numerous Internet references for support, edification and enrichment as well as a terrific companion web site devoted to enhancing the book. The web site contains sample programs from the book, "student" activities, "teacher" solutions, information on Java compilers and IDE's, appendices, I/O classes, etc. As a high school APCS teacher I believe that this book will be an excellent choice for any high school level programming course. The Litvins gently take the new programmer by the hand and first walk them through samples of code just glancing at the details and eventually exposing the full breadth and power of Java. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Computers - Programming    3. Juvenile Nonfiction   

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    2. Computers - General    3. Computers - Languages / Programming    4. Computers - Programming    5. Computers - Software    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Programming Languages - Java    8. Java & variants    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Computers / Programming   

Subjects:  1. Careers    2. Children's 12-up - Careers    3. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    5. Computer Science (Young Adult)    6. Computer games    7. Computers - Entertainment & Games    8. Computers - Programming    9. Design    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. Programming    13. Video games    14. Vocational Guidance (Young Adult)    15. Vocational guidance    16. Careers & vocational information & reference    17. Careers guidance    18. Information technology industries   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Computer Bks - Operating Systems    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Computers - General    4. Computers - Programming    5. Computers - Software    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Computer hardware & operating systems   

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Computers - Programming    3. Java (Computer program language)    4. Juvenile Nonfiction   

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An Excellent Accompaniment To C++ For You++
While every instructional programming book can at times seem confusing, the C++ For You++ workbook does an excellent job providing challenging and instructive questions to help students familiarize themselves with C++. Constantly under improvement, Maria and Gary Litvin put in a great deal ofeffort to improve their books.This is a must have instructional aid foranyone using C++ For You++. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Computers - Programming    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. C++    5. Programming    6. Textbooks   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Computer Bks - Operating Systems    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Computer operating systems    4. Computers - General    5. Computers - Programming    6. Computers - Software    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Operating systems (Computers)   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Computers - Programming    6. Electronic data processing    7. Girls & Women    8. Hopper, Grace Murray    9. Navy    10. United States    11. United States.    12. Women computer engineers   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Computers - Internet    4. Computers - Programming    5. Design    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Web sites   

Subjects:  1. 1969-    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology    4. Children's 12-Up - Biography / Autobiography    5. Children's Books/Young Adult Biography    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Computer programmers    8. Computer software industry    9. Computers - Programming    10. Finland    11. General    12. Juvenile Nonfiction    13. Juvenile literature    14. Torvalds, Linus,    15. Non-Classifiable    16. Torvalds, Linus   

Subjects:  1. Andreessen, Marc    2. Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology    3. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Computer programs    7. Computers - Internet    8. Computers - Programming    9. History    10. Internet    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Netscape Communications Corpor    14. Non-Classifiable   

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If you're looking to build youre own website....
This book is informative for mostly kids if you want to build your own website. IT's not the best on the planet, so that's why it gets 4 out of 5 stars. You can post logos, write articles, Micromedia flash plays, and even advertisement if you want it. You could really do something off of this book. And I really suggest the [$$$] offer for this book and 101 things to do with your computer.

a so-so book
This book was okay but not the best it helped but you would need other resouses to help you.If this were the only thing you used to make your web site you would be lost,but for a person who kinda knows what there doingthis is a good book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Computer Bks - Internet    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Computers - Internet    4. Computers - Programming    5. Design    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Web sites    9. World Wide Web (Information retrieval system)   

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Computers - Programming    3. Juvenile Nonfiction   

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 3-4    2. Computer Bks - Languages / Programming    3. Computer programs    4. Computers - Programming    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Programming Languages - General