Head First Learn to Code: A Learner's Guide to Coding and Computational Thinking 9781491958865, 1491958863

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Head First Learn to Code: A Learner's Guide to Coding and Computational Thinking
 9781491958865, 1491958863

Table of contents :
Getting started : thinking computationally --
Know your value : simple values, variables, and types --
Decisive code : Booleans, decisions, and loops --
Providing some structure : lists and iteration --
Getting functional : functions and abstraction --
Putting some order in your data : sorting and nested iteration --
Putting it all together : text, strings, and heuristics --
Getting modular : modules, methods, classes and objects --
Beyond iteration and indices : recursion and dictionaries --
Persistence : saving and retrieving files --
You really should get out more : using web APIs --
Getting interactive : widgets, events and emergent behavior --
A trip to Objectville : object-oriented programming --
Appendix : The Top Ten Topics (we didn't cover) : leftovers.

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