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This All-in-One includes work by expert coders and coding educators, including Chris Minnick and Eva Holland coauthors of Coding with JavaScript For Dummies; Nikhil Abraham, author of Coding For Dummies and Getting a Coding Job For Dummies; John Paul Mueller and Luca Massaron, coauthors of Python for Data Science For Dummies and Machine Learning For Dummies; and Barry Burd, author of Flutter For Dummies.
The go-to guide for learning coding from the ground-up
Adding some coding know-how to your skills can help launch a new career or bolster an old one. Coding All-in-One For Dummies offers an ideal starting place for learning the languages that make technology go. This edition gets you started with a helpful explanation of how coding works and how it’s applied in the real-world before setting you on a path toward writing code for web building, mobile application development, and data analysis. Add coding to your skillset for your existing career, or begin the exciting transition into life as a professional developer—Dummies makes it easy.
- Learn coding basics and how to apply them
- Analyze data and automate routine tasks on the job
- Get the foundation you need to launch a career as a coder
- Add HTML, JavaScript, and Python know-how to your resume
This book serves up insight on the basics of coding, designed to be easy to follow, even if you’ve never written a line of code in your life. You can do this.
Introduction 1
Book 1: Getting Started with Coding 5
Chapter 1: What Is Coding? 7
Chapter 2: Programming for the Web 19
Chapter 3: Becoming a Programmer 33
Book 2: Basic Web Coding 43
Chapter 1: Exploring Basic HTML 45
Chapter 2: Getting More Out of HTML 63
Chapter 3: Getting Stylish with CSS 79
Chapter 4: Next Steps with CSS 101
Chapter 5: Responsive Layouts with Flexbox 123
Chapter 6: Styling with Bootstrap 143
Book 3: Advanced Web Coding 159
Chapter 1: What Is JavaScript? 161
Chapter 2: Writing Your First JavaScript Program 173
Chapter 3: Working with Variables 193
Chapter 4: Understanding Arrays 211
Chapter 5: Working with Operators, Expressions, and Statements 225
Chapter 6: Getting into the Flow with Loops and Branches 241
Chapter 7: Getting Functional 255
Chapter 8: Making and Using Objects 275
Chapter 9: Controlling the Browser with the Window Object 291
Chapter 10: Manipulating Documents with the DOM 307
Chapter 11: Using Events in JavaScript 327
Chapter 12: Integrating Input and Output 339
Chapter 13: Understanding Callbacks and Closures 355
Chapter 14: Embracing AJAX and JSON 367
Book 4: Creating Mobile Apps 383
Chapter 1: What Is Flutter? 385
Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Computer for Mobile App Development. 401
Chapter 3: “Hello” from Flutter 433
Chapter 4: Hello Again 469
Chapter 5: Making Things Happen 495
Chapter 6: Laying Things Out 527
Chapter 7: Interacting with the User 567
Chapter 8: Navigation, Lists, and Other Goodies 605
Chapter 9: Moving Right Along 653
Book 5: Getting Started with Python 675
Chapter 1: Wrapping Your Head around Python 677
Chapter 2: Installing a Python Distribution 689
Chapter 3: Working with Real Data 707
Book 6: Data Analysis with Python 729
Chapter 1: Conditioning Your Data 731
Chapter 2: Shaping Data 759
Chapter 3: Getting a Crash Course in MatPlotLib 779
Chapter 4: Visualizing the Data 795
Book 7: Career Building with Coding 813
Chapter 1: Exploring Coding Career Paths 815
Chapter 2: Exploring Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees 829
Chapter 3: Training on the Job 843
Chapter 4: Coding Career Myths 853
Index 861
Define your function as a coder
A little coding knowledge can go a long way. It can help launch you on the path to becoming a software developer or upgrade your reputation among your co-workers as a tech guru. This book helps you dig into languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python as you learn to design websites, create web and mobile apps, and analyze and visualize data. You even get some insight on how to translate your newfound skills into a career. From aspiring code wranglers to professionals who want to start coding on the job, this book has your back.
7 Mini-Books Inside…
- Getting Started with Coding
- Basic Web Coding
- Advanced Web Coding
- Creating Mobile Apps
- Getting Started with Python
- Data Analysis with Python
- Career Building with Coding
The go-to guide for learning coding from the ground-up
Adding some coding know-how to your skills can help launch a new career or bolster an old one. Coding All-in-One For Dummies offers an ideal starting place for learning the languages that make technology go. This edition gets you started with a helpful explanation of how coding works and how it’s applied in the real-world before setting you on a path toward writing code for web building, mobile application development, and data analysis. Add coding to your skillset for your existing career, or begin the exciting transition into life as a professional developer—Dummies makes it easy.
- Learn coding basics and how to apply them
- Analyze data and automate routine tasks on the job
- Get the foundation you need to launch a career as a coder
- Add HTML, JavaScript, and Python know-how to your resume
This book serves up insight on the basics of coding, designed to be easy to follow, even if you’ve never written a line of code in your life. You can do this.
Introduction 1
Book 1: Getting Started with Coding 5
Chapter 1: What Is Coding? 7
Chapter 2: Programming for the Web 19
Chapter 3: Becoming a Programmer 33
Book 2: Basic Web Coding 43
Chapter 1: Exploring Basic HTML 45
Chapter 2: Getting More Out of HTML 63
Chapter 3: Getting Stylish with CSS 79
Chapter 4: Next Steps with CSS 101
Chapter 5: Responsive Layouts with Flexbox 123
Chapter 6: Styling with Bootstrap 143
Book 3: Advanced Web Coding 159
Chapter 1: What Is JavaScript? 161
Chapter 2: Writing Your First JavaScript Program 173
Chapter 3: Working with Variables 193
Chapter 4: Understanding Arrays 211
Chapter 5: Working with Operators, Expressions, and Statements 225
Chapter 6: Getting into the Flow with Loops and Branches 241
Chapter 7: Getting Functional 255
Chapter 8: Making and Using Objects 275
Chapter 9: Controlling the Browser with the Window Object 291
Chapter 10: Manipulating Documents with the DOM 307
Chapter 11: Using Events in JavaScript 327
Chapter 12: Integrating Input and Output 339
Chapter 13: Understanding Callbacks and Closures 355
Chapter 14: Embracing AJAX and JSON 367
Book 4: Creating Mobile Apps 383
Chapter 1: What Is Flutter? 385
Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Computer for Mobile App Development. 401
Chapter 3: “Hello” from Flutter 433
Chapter 4: Hello Again 469
Chapter 5: Making Things Happen 495
Chapter 6: Laying Things Out 527
Chapter 7: Interacting with the User 567
Chapter 8: Navigation, Lists, and Other Goodies 605
Chapter 9: Moving Right Along 653
Book 5: Getting Started with Python 675
Chapter 1: Wrapping Your Head around Python 677
Chapter 2: Installing a Python Distribution 689
Chapter 3: Working with Real Data 707
Book 6: Data Analysis with Python 729
Chapter 1: Conditioning Your Data 731
Chapter 2: Shaping Data 759
Chapter 3: Getting a Crash Course in MatPlotLib 779
Chapter 4: Visualizing the Data 795
Book 7: Career Building with Coding 813
Chapter 1: Exploring Coding Career Paths 815
Chapter 2: Exploring Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees 829
Chapter 3: Training on the Job 843
Chapter 4: Coding Career Myths 853
Index 861
Define your function as a coder
A little coding knowledge can go a long way. It can help launch you on the path to becoming a software developer or upgrade your reputation among your co-workers as a tech guru. This book helps you dig into languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python as you learn to design websites, create web and mobile apps, and analyze and visualize data. You even get some insight on how to translate your newfound skills into a career. From aspiring code wranglers to professionals who want to start coding on the job, this book has your back.
7 Mini-Books Inside…
- Getting Started with Coding
- Basic Web Coding
- Advanced Web Coding
- Creating Mobile Apps
- Getting Started with Python
- Data Analysis with Python
- Career Building with Coding
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
This All-in-One includes work by expert coders and coding educators, including Chris Minnick and Eva Holland coauthors of Coding with JavaScript For Dummies; Nikhil Abraham, author of Coding For Dummies and Getting a Coding Job For Dummies; John Paul Mueller and Luca Massaron, coauthors of Python for Data Science For Dummies and Machine Learning For Dummies; and Barry Burd, author of Flutter For Dummies.