Programming for Absolute Beginners: Using the JavaScript Programming Language

New programmers start here...this book introduces students or aspiring professionals to the world of computer programming using JavaScript and related technologies. This book doesn't just teach the basics of programming, but also all of the tools that new programmers need to get started, including the basics of making web pages and how the Internet works.
Programming for Absolute Beginners offers practice problems, activities, and a host of resources to get new programmers started, plus a large glossary of terms introduced in the book and that a new programmer might encounter when learning on their own. No special software is required; this book will help you regardless of what your computer setup is, and source code will be freely available via GitHub.
What You Will Learn

• How computers work
• How computers communicate over networks
• How web pages are built with HTML and CSS
• How JavaScript works
• How JavaScript interacts with web pages
• Intermediate JavaScript topics such as recursion and scoping
• Using JavaScript for network communication

Who This Book Is ForAnyone wanting to begin computer programming, including students who need to learn the fundamentals and early professionals who want to go back and revisit the basics.

新手程式設計師從這裡開始...這本書介紹了使用JavaScript和相關技術的學生或有志於從事專業程式設計的人進入計算機編程的世界。這本書不僅教授編程的基礎知識，還介紹了新手程式設計師入門所需的所有工具，包括製作網頁的基礎知識以及互聯網的運作原理。《給絕對初學者的程式設計》提供練習問題、活動和大量資源，幫助新手程式設計師入門，並提供了一個詞彙表，列出了書中介紹的術語，這些術語在自學時新手程式設計師可能會遇到。無需特殊軟體，無論您的電腦設置如何，這本書都將幫助您，並且源代碼將通過GitHub免費提供。

您將學到什麼:
- 電腦的運作原理
- 電腦如何通過網絡進行通信
- 使用HTML和CSS構建網頁
- JavaScript的運作原理
- JavaScript如何與網頁互動
- JavaScript的中級主題，如遞歸和作用域
- 使用JavaScript進行網絡通信

適合閱讀對象:
- 所有希望開始學習計算機編程的人，包括需要學習基礎知識的學生和希望回顧基礎知識的初級專業人士。

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.

Jonathan Bartlett 是一位軟體開發者、研究員和作家。他的第一本書《Programming from the Ground Up》已成為從 DeVry 到 Princeton 的電腦科學課程的必讀教材。他是八本書的唯一或主要作者，涵蓋從電腦編程到微積分等主題。他是 ITX 的技術主管，專門解決卡住的專案。他是 McElroy Manufacturing 的高級軟體開發者，領導網頁、行動和嵌入式軟體專案。他現在是 Apress 出版社的作者，包括《Electronics for Beginners》等書籍。