Writing Computer Code :Learn the Language of Computers! ( Dummies Junior )

Publication subTitle :Learn the Language of Computers!

Publication series :Dummies Junior

Author: Chris Minnick  

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year: 2016

E-ISBN: 9781119177326

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781119177302

Subject: I1 World Literature;I106.8 Childrens Literature;N49 popular editions

Language: ENG

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Description

A technology book for kids!

Learning how to code can be like learning a foreign language.This book serves as an excellent guide to help you start writing in the odd-looking languages that make the web work. Follow simple steps as you work with real code to build your own web robots.

  • Create your robot—write code that builds your robot's body and structure
  • Give your bot some style—add code lines that customize your robot's color and shape
  • Get your robot moving—finish off your robot with code that teaches it how to dance

Technology Requirements:
Hardware – PC or tablet with Internet connection running Windows 7 or higher or Mac with Internet connection running Mac OS X 10.7 or higher

Software – Web browser to access JSFiddle.net: Google Chrome™, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge, or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 9.0 or higher

Chapter

How can you talk to computers?

What languages will you learn?

Gathering Your Tools

Getting your browser ready

Working with JSFiddle

Sharing Your Fiddle

Summary

Project 2 Gathering the Parts to Build Your Robot

Saying What You Mean

Making a statement

Following the rules

Giving and Receiving Data

Knowing Your Operands and Operators

Introducing the Super-Calculator

Forking the Super-Calculator

Using the Super-Calculator

Super-calculating with text

Summary

Project 3 Building Your Robot’s Body

Writing HTML

Seeing what text looks like without HTML

Using HTML: It’s all about the tags

Nesting HTML tags

Writing your first HTML document

Knowing your HTML elements

Introducing Douglas the Robot

Changing HTML Using JavaScript

Summary

Project 4 Giving Your Robot Style

Giving Douglas Style

Getting the Basics of CSS

CSS selectors

CSS declarations

CSS properties

Colorizing Douglas

Using CSS colors

Changing colors

Customizing Your Own Robot

Summary

Project 5 Animating Your Robot

Changing CSS with JavaScript

Modifying Douglas with JavaScript

Experimenting with Douglas

Making Douglas Dance

Creating Animations with JavaScript

Animating another element

Using a second animation function

Summary

Project 6 Creating a JavaScript Word Game

Creating a Variable Story

Creating the Word Replacement Game

Writing the HTML

Styling the Word Game

Writing the JavaScript Code

Finishing the Program

EULA

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