{"product_id":"9780132701624","title":"Learn to Program with Phrogram! (Digital Short Cut): A Guide to Learning Through Game Programming Using the Latest Version of Kids Programming Language","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the eBook version of the printed book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"This guide will quickly and easily walk complete beginners through creating their first simple games using Phrogram. The material is friendly and approachable to the young and to the technologically timid alike.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Alfred Thompson, Academic Relations Manager, Microsoft Corporation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDifferent programming languages give you different ways to tell your computer what to do. If you are just starting to program, or even if you are an experienced programmer who likes the idea of writing programs more easily, Phrogram offers you several important advantages:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhrogram makes it easy and fun to learn programming.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhrogram is \"plain language\"--that is, it uses descriptive, intuitive names, and it keeps special formatting and strange language keywords to an absolute minimum.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnlike other easy-to-learn languages, Phrogram is similar to the tools that are used by professional programmers today.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhrogram is the easiest way to do real software development--whether or not you are a beginning programmer. This is especially true if you want to create a game or graphical program, although you can design just about any kind of program with Phrogram. And you will find it quicker, more efficient, and easier to do this in Phrogram than in any other language, because that is what Phrogram was specifically and carefully designed to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you decide to move on to professional programming, Phrogram prepares you well for widely used professional languages like Java, C#, or Visual Basic. Phrogram provides a complete programming environment that is similar to these languages, but it is much easier to master, and a lot more fun to learn and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat This Short Cut Covers 3\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eIntroduction 4\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: Typing and Running Your First Program in Phrogram 9\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: How Your First Program Works 19\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 3: Moving Your UFO on the Screen 30\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 4: Bouncing Your UFO Around the Screen 44\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 5: Keyboard Control of Your UFO 60\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 6: Organize Your Program as It Grows 67\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 7: UFO Escape! Your First Complete Game! 73\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 8: Bonus Game: Pong! 95\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Phrogram Language Examples 99\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Glossary of Programming Terms 105\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbout the Authors 108\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119627419888,"sku":"9780132701624","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780132701624_p0.jpg?v=1763640566","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780132701624","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}