Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python (Pragmatic Programmers)

Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python (Pragmatic Programmers), 9781934356272 (1934356271), Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2009

Practical Programming is true to its name. The information it presents is organized around useful tasks rather than abstract constructs, and each chapter addresses a well-contained and important aspect of programming in Python. A student wondering “How do I make the computer do X?” would be able to find their answer very quickly with this book.

Christine Alvarado
Associate professor of computer science, Harvey Mudd College

This book is a must for anyone using Stripes, novice or pro. The author has done a great job of explaining the basics as well as the details of Stripes’ amazing features while showing how to build a reallife application. A novice developer can get up to speed fast, keeping with Stripes’ pragmatic approach to development: “It doesn’t have to be hard.” As the chapters progress, you will gain thorough knowledge of all the Stripes features. What really impressed me was the author’s dedication to giving you full examples of all the possible variations; you’re not left thinking, “If I just knew how to use that feature.” If you want to know how to use a Stripes feature, look it up in this book—it’s definitely covered. Stripes...and Java Web Development Is Fun Again will be on my work desk from now on.

Jeppe Cramon
Chief Architect, TigerTeam

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