Название: Visual Basic and Algorithmic Thinking for the Complete Beginner (3rd Edition)
Автор: Aristides S. Bouras
Издательство: Independently published
Год: 2024
Страниц: 694
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub, mobi
Размер: 14.6 MB

Completely updated for the latest version of Visual Basic, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to programming, assuming no prior knowledge of the subject. It is designed for individuals, eager to learn Visual Basic from scratch, providing a strong foundation in Algorithmic Thinking—the fundamental skill every aspiring programmer must acquire. Algorithmic Thinking encompasses more than just writing code; it entails mastering the art of problem-solving through coding.

This edition retains all the popular features of its predecessor while introducing a wealth of new exercises, along with extensive revisions and updates. Furthermore, brand-new chapters offer a practical introduction to working with text files.

Visual Basic is a widely used general-purpose, high-level computer programming language that allows programmers to create desktop applications, large-scale applications, embedded systems, client-server applications, and many other types of software. Visual Basic is designed to be a platform-independent language. It is intended to let programmers “write once, run anywhere (WORA)”, meaning that code is written once but can run on any combination of hardware and operating system without being re-compiled.

Technically speaking, a script is interpreted whereas a program is compiled, but this is actually not their major difference. There is another more important difference between them! The main purpose of a script written in a scripting language such as jаvascript, or VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) is to control another application. So you can say that, in some ways jаvascript controls the web browser, and VBA controls a Microsoft Office application such as MS Word or MS Excel.

Structured for both classroom use and independent study, each chapter is concluded with a set of questions and exercises designed to reinforce your understanding and apply what you've learned. With approximately 250 solved and 480 unsolved exercises, 500 true/false questions, 150 multiple-choice questions, and 200 review questions and crosswords (with solutions and answers available online), this book is ideal for:

Novices or intermediate-level programmers pursuing self-study
High school students
First-years college or university students
Educators
Professors