Coding All-in-One

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Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here Book 1 Getting Started with Coding Chapter 1 What Is Coding? Defining What Code Is Following instructions Writing code with some Angry Birds Understanding What Coding Can Do for You Eating the world with software Coding on the job Scratching your own itch (and becoming rich and famous) Surveying the Types of Programming Languages Comparing low-level and high-level programming languages. Contrasting compiled code and interpreted codeProgramming for the web Taking a Tour of a Web App Built with Code Defining the app's purpose and scope Standing on the shoulders of giants Chapter 2 Programming for the Web Displaying Web Pages on Your Desktop and Mobile Device Hacking your favorite news website Understanding how the World Wide Web works Watching out for your front end and back end Defining web and mobile applications Coding Web Applications Starting with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Adding logic with Python, Ruby, or PHP Coding Mobile Applications. Building mobile web appsBuilding native mobile apps Chapter 3 Becoming a Programmer Writing Code Using a Process Researching what you want to build Designing your app Coding your app Debugging your code Picking Tools for the Job Working offline Working online with Codecademy.com Book 2 Career Building with Coding Chapter 1 Exploring Coding Career Paths Augmenting Your Existing Job Creative design Content and editorial Human resources Product management Sales and marketing Legal Finding a New Coding Job Front-end web development Back-end web development. Mobile application developmentData analysis Chapter 2 Exploring Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees Getting a College Degree College computer science curriculum Doing extracurricular activities Two-year versus four-year school Enrolling in an Advanced Degree Program Graduate school computer science curriculum Performing research Interning to Build Credibility Types of internship programs Securing an internship Chapter 3 Training on the Job Taking a Work Project to the Next Level Learning on the Job and after Work Training on the job Learning after work. Freelancing to Build Confidence and SkillsTransitioning to a New Role Assessing your current role Networking with developers Identifying roles that match your interest and skills Chapter 4 Coding Career Myths Educational Myths You must be good at math You must have studied engineering You can learn coding in a few weeks You need a great idea to start coding Ruby is better than Python Career Myths Only college graduates receive coding offers You must have experience Tech companies don't hire women or minorities The highest paying coding jobs are in San Francisco.