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| Qbasic by Example (Programming (Que)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Greg M. Perry
Publisher: Que
Category: Book
List Price: $34.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 42618
Media: Paperback
Edition: Spl Sub
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 620
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.7
ISBN: 1565294394
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.262
UPC: 029236943943
EAN: 9781565294394
ASIN: 1565294394
Publication Date: October 1993
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Product Description
This Special Edition provides beginning programmers with a helpful format that simplifies the programming learning experience.- Presents short chapters that illustrate quick learning progress-even through complex topics
- Open and friendly style makes extensive use of icons and illustrations to present technical material in an easy-to-read manner
- Coverage includes an introduction to QBasic language elements, as well as advanced topics such as data structures, subroutines and functions, and disk file processing
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 Book for starters November 9, 2007
The book is for starters, those who have never programmed before. I wanted to program Microchip PICs and I wanted to do it in Basic. So I decided to learn Basic first and I did that with this book. I can now program PICs at ease. I feel that I have good background in Basic and that I could move easily onto Visual Basic if need be. To master higher level math you need to have a solid background in math's basics, same is with programming. QBasic and this book sure provides starting point.
review September 21, 2007
The math book was in great shape and my daughter is using it in her school work. The book arrived in a timely manor and the cost of the book was less than it would has cost me at her school.
 Outdated book, but valuable for some uses June 2, 2006
The book itself is the "learn by programming" which works for some people and not for others. The others is mainly looking for answers for there problem which this bokk probably will not give you. However if you are inituative and can see outside the box you learn a lot of programming from the book and it is from the most basic to advanced topics included. The book is totally outdated since qbasic is replaced by visual basic. I however find it useful when I use an old scrapped PC which I build over to control units for all and everything, from alarmsystems to ROV control, even industrial control systems. Is it for the hobbyist... No not anymore, but for those few who still uses DOS machines it is a great tool
A Remarable Book For Young Teens. May 4, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Greg Perry makes learning in this edition easy, and very enjoyable for people who want to learn qbasic. Even today there are many people that use the language, especially young teens. The latest compiler has taken on a new image and GUI from a third party software vendor written for windows, if your not using the program that was provided with MS-DOS and windows 3.1 many years ago. Greg's book clips away functions and keywords that you will learn directly in qbasic. Each chapter takes you through a series of techniques that are common among all computer languages; things such as loops, data sorting, printing, and graphics. One very good aspect of the book I like is that you can skip to chapters that describe keywords, and use them quickly, without any real knowledge of the language. The general layout in book is pretty good too.All the block print for programming is highlighted in blue, which clearly defines many short lessons throughout the chapters, and the rest of the book. If you never programmed before, I would recommend this language, along with Greg's book. I've read and learned programming from titles in C/C++, but qbasic is a real delight. It's not all that difficult, and the syntax is very sparse, unlike C, where the scope of it's variables can go out of range. Semi-colons play a big part in C too, which adds fustration for most people. The keywords are just like the english language with symbols, which anyone can learn very quickly. In just a few short hours, you can have a full color application up and running with greg's book, it's a truely remarkable presentation in learning to program. If you desire programming with windows, then qbasic will prepare you for Visual Basic which is known for rapid application development, and is gaining popularity around the world.
A fine book for programming starters November 18, 2001
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is an excellent starter for those who want to start learning how to program. You don't need to buy the software because more than likely your computer will have QBasic. I had sold the book and regreted doing so, and now I purchased it again because it also makes a great reference.
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