Sams Teach Yourself Beginning Programming in 24 Hours explains the
basics of programming in the successful 24 Hours format. The book's
examples are easily readable and understandable by even those with no
previous exposure to programming.
This book covers the absolute basics of programming: Why program? What
tools to use? How does a program tell the computer what to do? Readers
will learn how to program the computer and will explore some of the most
popular programming languages in use. This book will introduce the
reader to common programming fundamentals using Python and will provide
an overview of other common programming languages and their uses.