This book is mainly for teachers and students of Information Technology in high schools in preparation for external examinations in grade 11 or 5th form. It is also for persons who need an introduction to programming, using Pascal. It focuses on identifying basic Pascal principles and applying them to programming scenarios. As a result, a substantial portion of the book is like a manual or a specific guide. Many program examples may be typed into the TPW (Turbo Pascal for Windows) editor and executed.

'Learning Pascal Programming: The Beginner's Guide' is intended mainly for teachers and students of Information Technology in high schools in preparation for external examinations in grade 11 or 5th form. It is also suitable for every person who needs an introduction to programming in Pascal. It is quite a simple but effective introduction to Pascal, in general, and to Turbo Pascal for windows, in particular. The book focuses on identifying basic Pascal principles in relation to the programming task and applying them to programming scenarios. As a result, a substantial portion of the book is like a manual or a specific guide. Many program examples may be typed into the TPW (Turbo Pascal for Windows) editor and executed. Modification of the examples, and also a lot of experimentation with specific aspects of the code is strongly encouraged. This practice will quicken the learning process and more likely foster an early appreciation and understanding of the material that is presented. Any student who uses 'Learning Pascal Programming: The Beginner's Guide' optimally, shall surely reap his/her great reward in terms of the SBA (school based assessment) where applicable and in external exams.

Learning Processing, Second Edition, is a friendly start-up guide to Processing, a free, open-source alternative to expensive software and daunting programming languages. Requiring no previous experience, this book is for the true programming beginner. It teaches the basic building blocks of programming needed to create cutting-edge graphics applications including interactive art, live video processing, and data visualization. Step-by-step examples, thorough explanations, hands-on exercises, and sample code, supports your learning curve. A unique lab-style manual, the book gives graphic and web designers, artists, and illustrators of all stripes a jumpstart on working with the Processing programming environment by providing instruction on the basic principles of the language, followed by careful explanations of select advanced techniques. The book has been developed with a supportive learning experience at its core. From algorithms and data mining to rendering and debugging, it teaches object-oriented programming from the ground up within the fascinating context of interactive visual media. This book is ideal for graphic designers and visual artists without programming background who want to learn programming. It will also appeal to students taking college and graduate courses in interactive media or visual computing, and for self-study. A friendly start-up guide to Processing, a free, open-source alternative to expensive software and daunting programming languages No previous experience required—this book is for the true programming beginner! Step-by-step examples, thorough explanations, hands-on exercises, and sample code supports your learning curve

Whether you want to develop your own database application or develop a web application, or even 2D, 3D, or Animation programs. Getting Started with Lazarus & Free Pascal is quite simply the friendliest, most inspiring Lazarus with Free Pascal programming book available.In this book you will find out how to tackle Object-Oriented Programming using Lazarus with Free Pascal, with confidence. Getting Started with Lazarus & Free Pascal's simple, step-by-step format makes it a "must-have" book for aspiring programmers. Learn how to master key programming techniques, from simple topics to more advanced topics, following clear instructions with images. For example, find out how to write simple file handling, user-friendly GUI applications, graphics programming, database programming, error trapping, exception handling, debugging techniques, including code documentation and much more.Discover the strength of over 230 Lazarus Component Libraries. This book is packed with inspirational and practical hands-on projects that are easy-to-follow. Each chapter will take you from start to finish with clear step-by-step instructions, along with examples for you to try out. Each chapter ends with suggestions to try out allowing you to test yourself on what you have learnt. This book is very much a hands-on book and you are required to "roll your sleeves" up and get stuck-in!Perfect for enthusiasts who want to develop their programming skills and ideal for the beginner, intermediate and advanced developer wishing to migrate to Lazarus quickly.

This beginner's guide covers the dominant PC version of Pascal, the most popular language for teaching programming to college and high school students. Rich with instructional and interesting examples, it covers all the important issues of program design and structure that are fundamental to Pascal.