“Practical Programming” Is Available
May 5th, 2009
Our new book, Practical Programming, is now available from Pragmatic (the publisher) and O’Reilly, as well as on Amazon.com — yay! Topics include:
- Basic programming from arithmetic to loops and conditionals
- Using functions and modules to organize programs
- Using lists, sets, and dictionaries to organize data
- Designing algorithms systematically
- Debugging things when they go wrong
- Creating and querying databases
- Building graphical interfaces to make programs easier to use
- Object-oriented programming and programming patterns
Congratulations, Greg!
Are there plans to release any instructor notes to go along with this book? Or is it expected that someone who wants to use it for a 1st year course should put the material together themselves?
Does Pragmatic have a standard mechanism to request examination copies? I asked for an exam copy of Chris Pine’s intro book way back, and Andy graciously sent me one. I’d need to be able to review a copy and share it with my CS1 colleagues before we’d be able to adopt.