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Learn to Code with Games By:"John M. Quick" Published on 2015-09-22 by CRC Press A novel approach for the classroom or self-study, Learn to Code with Games makes coding accessible to a broad audience. Structured as a series of challenges that help you learn to code by creating a video game, each chapter expands and builds your knowledge while providing guidelines and hints to solving each challenge. The book employs a unique problem-solving approach to teach you the technical foundations of coding, including data types, variables, functions, and arrays. You will also use techniques such as pseudocode and process mapping to formulate solutions without needing to type anything into a computer, and then convert the solutions into executable code. Avoiding jargon as much as possible, Learn to Code with Games shows you how to see coding as a way of thinking and problem solving rather than a domain of obscure languages and syntaxes. Its practical hands-on approach through the conte...

Learn Windows Powershell in a Month of Lunches By:"Donald W. Jones","Jeffrey Hicks" Published on 2016-10-01 by Manning Publications PowerShell provides a single, unified administrative command line from which to control and automate virtually every aspect of a Windows system. It accepts and executes commands immediately, and scripts can be written to manage most Windows servers like Exchange, IIS, and SharePoint. This updated book covers PowerShell features that run on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and later. This edition is appropriate for PowerShell version 3 and later. There is coverage for new PowerShell version 5 features like PowerShellGet, however PowerShell fundamentals are unchanged. Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, Third Edition is an innovative tutorial designed for busy IT professionals. With just one hour a day for a month, readers will be automating Windows tasks faster than they ever thought possible. They start with the basics (Wh...

Learn Raspberry Pi with Linux By:"Peter Membrey","David Hows" Published on 2012-12-19 by Apress Raspberry Pi is awesome, and it's Linux. And it's awesome because it's Linux. But if you've never used Linux or worked at the Linux command line before, it can be a bit daunting. Learn Raspberry Pi with Linux will tell you everything you need to know about the graphical interface and the command line so you can get started doing amazing things with Raspberry Pi. You'll learn how to set up your new Raspberry Pi with a monitor, keyboard and mouse, and you'll discover that what may look unfamiliar in Linux is really very familiar. You'll find out how to connect to the internet, change your desktop settings, and you'll get a tour of installed applications. Next, you'll take your first steps toward being a Raspberry Pi expert by learning how to get around at the Linux command line. You'll learn about different shells, including the bash ...

Learn Python the Hard Way By:"Zed A. Shaw" Published on 2013-10-01 by Pearson Education You will learn Python! - Zed Shaw has perfected the world's best system for learning Python. Follow it, and you will succeed...just like hundreds of thousands of beginners before you! You bring the discipline, commitment, and persistence; the author supplies everything else. In Learn Python the Hard Way, Third Edition, you'll learn Python by working through 52 brilliantly crafted exercises. Read them. Type their code precisely (no copying and pasting)! Fix your mistakes. Watch the programs run. As you do, you'll learn how software works; what good programs look like; how to read, write, and think about code; and how to spot tiny differences that are hugely important. Most importantly, you'll learn the following, which you need to start writing excellent Python software of your own: * *Setting up your computer *Organizing and writing code *Commenting *Numbers and math *Varia...