Programming for Absolute Beginners

Jonathan Bartlett is a software developer, researcher, and writer. His first book, Programming from the Ground Up, has been required reading in computer science programs from DeVry to Princeton. He has been the sole or lead author for eight books on topics ranging from computer programming to calculus. He is a technical lead for ITX, where his specialty is getting stuck projects unstuck. He is a senior software developer for McElroy Manufacturing, spearheading projects in web, mobile, and embedded software. He is now the author of several Apress books including Electronics for Beginners and more.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part I: Computers, Data, and Communication.- Chapter 2: A Short History of Computers.- Chapter 3: How Computers Communicate.- Chapter 4: How a Computer Looks at Data.- Chapter 5: How Computers Work.- Part II: Basic Ingredients for Web Programming.- Chapter 6: The HTML File Format.- Chapter 7: Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets.- Chapter 8: Your First JavaScript Program.-Part III: JavaScript Fundamentals.- Chapter 9: Basic JavaScript Syntax.- Chapter 10: Introducing Functions and Scope.- Chapter 11: Grouping Values Together with Objects and Arrays.- Chapter 12: Interacting with Web Pages.- Part IV: Intermediate JavaScript.- Chapter 13: Recursive Functions and the Stack.- Chapter 14: Manipulating Functions and Scopes.- Chapter 15: Intermediate Objects.- Part V: Programming Applications.- Chapter 16: Modernizing JavaScript.- Chapter17: Working With Remote Services (APIs).- Chapter 18: Writing Server-Side JavaScript.- Chapter 19: Conclusion.- Appendix A: Glossary.- Appendix B: Operating System and Browser Specifics.- Appendix C: The JavaScript Toolbox on Docker.- Appendix D: Character Encoding Issues.- Appendix E: Additional Machine Language Programs