Getting to know Hackety Hack
Determined to teach youthful users of digital devices how to write code, the mysterious programmer Jonathan Gillette wrote an entertaining and informative guide to the programming language Ruby that he made available online for free. He also designed a free application known as Hackety Hack that tea...
| Main Author: | Rauf, Don (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Rosen Central,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: |
Code power : a teen programmer's guide
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Determined to teach youthful users of digital devices how to write code, the mysterious programmer Jonathan Gillette wrote an entertaining and informative guide to the programming language Ruby that he made available online for free. He also designed a free application known as Hackety Hack that teaches novice programmers how to master Ruby. This is the intriguing story of an idealistic programmer who demystified the world of programming for young people and then vanished into cyberspace. It is also a useful guide to both Hackety Hack and Ruby, one that introduces readers to some of the basics of computer programming. |
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| Physical Description: |
64 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 24 cm. |
| Audience: |
Grades 5 to 8. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-61) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781477777053 (library bound) 1477777059 (library bound) |