Coding All-in-One For Dummies

Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Table of Contents
 Introduction
 About This Book
 Foolish Assumptions
 Icons Used in This Book
 Beyond the Book
 Where to Go from Here
 Book 1 Getting Started with Coding
 Chapter 1 What Is Coding?
 Defining What Code Is
 Following instructions
 Writing code with some Angry Birds
 Understanding What Coding Can Do for You
 Eating the world with software
 Coding on the job
 Scratching your own itch (and becoming rich and famous)
 Surveying the Types of Programming Languages
 Comparing low-level and high-level programming languages. Contrasting compiled code and interpreted codeProgramming for the web
 Taking a Tour of a Web App Built with Code
 Defining the app\'s purpose and scope
 Standing on the shoulders of giants
 Chapter 2 Programming for the Web
 Displaying Web Pages on Your Desktop and Mobile Device
 Hacking your favorite news website
 Understanding how the World Wide Web works
 Watching out for your front end and back end
 Defining web and mobile applications
 Coding Web Applications
 Starting with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
 Adding logic with Python, Ruby, or PHP
 Coding Mobile Applications. Building mobile web appsBuilding native mobile apps
 Chapter 3 Becoming a Programmer
 Writing Code Using a Process
 Researching what you want to build
 Designing your app
 Coding your app
 Debugging your code
 Picking Tools for the Job
 Working offline
 Working online with Codecademy.com
 Book 2 Career Building with Coding
 Chapter 1 Exploring Coding Career Paths
 Augmenting Your Existing Job
 Creative design
 Content and editorial
 Human resources
 Product management
 Sales and marketing
 Legal
 Finding a New Coding Job
 Front-end web development
 Back-end web development. Mobile application developmentData analysis
 Chapter 2 Exploring Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees
 Getting a College Degree
 College computer science curriculum
 Doing extracurricular activities
 Two-year versus four-year school
 Enrolling in an Advanced Degree Program
 Graduate school computer science curriculum
 Performing research
 Interning to Build Credibility
 Types of internship programs
 Securing an internship
 Chapter 3 Training on the Job
 Taking a Work Project to the Next Level
 Learning on the Job and after Work
 Training on the job
 Learning after work. Freelancing to Build Confidence and SkillsTransitioning to a New Role
 Assessing your current role
 Networking with developers
 Identifying roles that match your interest and skills
 Chapter 4 Coding Career Myths
 Educational Myths
 You must be good at math
 You must have studied engineering
 You can learn coding in a few weeks
 You need a great idea to start coding
 Ruby is better than Python
 Career Myths
 Only college graduates receive coding offers
 You must have experience
 Tech companies don\'t hire women or minorities
 The highest paying coding jobs are in San Francisco.