Book Info
- Publisher: Wiley Publishing
- Pages: 288
- Price: US$36.99
- Pub. date: August 23, 2025
- Category: programming
- Tags: coding, JavaScript, programming, Python, web development
- Example files: Download this book’s example files to your device (ZIP file; ).
Welcome to the web home of Coding For Dummies, All New Edition. This book teaches you everything you need to know about coding, from what it is, to how to get started, to writing and running your first programs. My goal is to show you that going from being clueless about coding to being comfortable with not one, but two differing programming languages is a lot easier than you probably think. This book shows that even the greenest rookie coder can learn how to build programs that will amaze their family and friends (and themselves).
Notice that I didn’t say that this book teaches you everything there is to know about coding. If you’re looking for lots of programming history, computer science theory, and long-winded explanations of coding concepts, I’m sorry, but you won’t find any of those things here. My philosophy throughout this book comes from Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux operating system: “Talk is cheap. Show me the code.” I explain what needs to be explained and then I move on without further ado (or, most of the time, without any ado at all) to examples and scripts that do more to illuminate a concept that any verbose explanations I could muster (and believe me, I can muster verbosity with the best of them).
Why does this book’s title have All New Edition tacked on to the end? Because this version of the book has been reimagined, reorganized, and rewritten from the ground up. What you get inside these pages is a fresh and modern take on learning how to code.
You can access the book’s sample files in two ways:
- You can download a ZIP file containing all the book’s examples.
- You can go to the book’s GitHub repository to view and download the book’s examples.
Please use the following to learn more about the book:
- To peruse the book’s contents, download the TOC (PDF; 1.9MB).
- To study the book’s index, download it (PDF; 2MB).
- Check out the book’s Cheat Sheet.
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