Write Your First Program  (English, Paperback, Saha Amit)

This introductory book on programming introduces computer programming using C and Python programming languages on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems to beginners. The book assumes no familiarity with programming and teaches the basics of programming to its readers. It helps the readers to write programs to solve problems in computer science, finance, mathematics and physics.

Unlike other introductory guides to programming, Write Your First Program focuses on the exact information that beginners are required to apply while creating practical programs. The book is organized in eight chapterswith each chapter introducing a major programming topic, focusing on the concepts and then implementing them in both the languages. This book will teach you to write your first program and progress on to concepts such as working with data, decision making, persistent data storage and implementing mathematical operations. Apart from programming, the book also discusses version control systems and open source projects.

The aim of the book is to focus on the programming logic, and then see how the logic can be implemented using two different languages. Thus, it helps the readers to learn two vastly different ways of programming. This book is intended for all those who are interested to learn/sharpen their programming skills.

Companion Website
The website for this book is an integral part of the book where you will find:

• Extended treatment of certain topics
• Additional tips and tutorials
• Questions and comments page

About the Author
AMIT SAHA (Masters in Computer Science, University of New South Wales, Australia), is a Software Engineer with Red Hat Inc., Brisbane, Australia. Earlier he has worked with Sun Microsystems, Inc. He has presented/published several research papers published in international conferences and journals. He has also contributed technical articles in magazines such as Linux Journal, Linux Magazine and Linux For You.