Beginner's Step-by-Step Coding Course: Learn Computer Programming the Easy Way (DK Complete Courses)

Great reference book explaining Computing fundamentals. A lot of colored visual aids and diagrams that will help students understands topics at hand.

I am just starting out learning the concepts of coding, because I would like to start making my own video games as a hobby. I have purchased other "how-to" guides for beginners, which ended up being very confusing and required a more intermediate level of knowledge with coding. I am very happy with this book, as it provides straightforward and easy to understand lessons in four different coding languages, along with access to a free-to-use coding program so you can practice each lesson step-by-step in real time. The book is very colorful and laid out well with lots of pictures to illustrate each step in the process. I highly recommend this book for people like me, who are just starting out with coding and want to grasp the fundamentals before jumping into the deep end.

I am not a seasoned programmer, so I cannot compare this to other resources available. Regarding the book itself, though, it is very high quality. The book itself is a hard cover with very high production values. Everything is illustrated and easy to understand. Like I said, I cannot vouch for the nitty-gritty that an expert might be able to, but from my perspective, this is a great place to start as a beginner.

For a true beginner like myself, this book is easy to follow.

This is a very intriguing and informative introduction book to coding concepts. Learning from material other than a screen has been helpful for me, and brought some joy back into learning!

I gave this a five star because I ordered this gift for a family member and so far they like it

This version is a little outdated to some programs now BUT with ChatGPT I've been able to run through the instructions easily. It's extremely well-written and makes it fun to learn. Worth asking ChatGPT what's wrong when something doesn't work (it'll tell you the update that made the code not work and how to fix it) because it's the easiest time I've had trying to learn something brand new on my own.

I like how this book takes you from complete newbie and teaches about more complex languages and processes. wont make you a master programmer but it will give you tools you can use.