Contents

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Why Learn Programming?
• 3 What is Needed to Write Computer Programs - The Programmer?
• 4 What is Needed to Write Computer Programs - The Computer?
  • 4.1 Interpreted vs. Compiled Languages
  • 4.2 Linking
  • 4.3 Other Software Development Tools
  • 4.4 Integrated Development Environments
  
  
• 5 Choosing a Language
  • 5.1 Scripts
  • 5.2 BASIC
  • 5.3 C and C++
  • 5.4 Perl and PHP
  • 5.5 Closing Thoughts on Languages
  
  
• 6 Resources