Confident Coding

How to Write Code and Futureproof Your Career

Edition: 2 Date: 03/09/2020 Price: £14.99 ISBN Paperback: 9781789663082 ISBN Ebook: 9781789663099 Pages: 336 Format (mm): 216x138 Product Category: General Subject: Workplace Skills « Contains practical guidance on how to enhance your career through coding skills « Teaches you how to use HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Python; debug and problem-solve; create your own websites and apps for Android and iOS « Was the Bronze Runner Up at the Axiom Awards 2018 - Business Technology Category (1st edition) « New to this edition: new and improved step-by-step examples; a real-life visitor registration app you can create; Mac- and Windows-friendly « Features online coding exercises and activities, for you to practice and hone your new skills « Is part of the popular Confident series, which introduces and explains the key digital skills you need to enhance your career

Description

BRONZE RUNNER UP: Axiom Awards 2018 - Business Technology Category (1st edition)

Coding is one of the most in-demand skills in the job market. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a recent graduate or a professional, you can supercharge your career simply by grasping the fundamentals, and Confident Coding is here to help.

This new and improved second edition of the award-winning book gives you a step-by-step learning guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, building iPhone and Android apps and debugging. For entrepreneurs, being able to create your own website or app can grant you valuable freedom and revolutionize your business. For aspiring developers, this book will give you the building blocks to embark on your career path. For working professionals, coding skills can add a valuable edge to your CV. Whatever your professional profile, if you want to master the fundamentals of coding and kick start your career, Confident Coding is the book for you.

About the Confident series... From coding and web design to data, digital content and cyber security, the Confident books are the perfect beginner’s resource for enhancing your professional life, whatever your career path.

Author Information

Rob Percival is a web developer, author and entrepreneur who has taught over 500,000 students how to code through his online courses on Udemy. His courses have been translated into over five different languages and have taught people all around the world to become proficient and confident webdevelopers.

Darren Woods is Managing Director of Synapture, a Cambridge-based Web/ Software Development Agency. Alongside his development work, he teaches a Pre-Diploma Computer Science course and A-Level Computer Science.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 Why coding

1 Why coding is important and what it can do for you 2 What coding is

2 Languages

3 HTML 4 CSS 5 JavaScript 6 Python

7 In practice

8 Website development 9 Building an android app 10 Building an iPhone/iPad app 11 Debugging

4 Futureproofing your career with coding

5 Using coding to enhance your career prospects 6 Coding and entrepreneurship – creating your own business or product 7 Pursuing coding further – becoming a developer 8 Conclusion