Language: English
Published by Random House, Incorporated, 1982
ISBN 10: 0394524233 ISBN 13: 9780394524238
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Published by Vintage, New York, 1982
ISBN 10: 0394707893 ISBN 13: 9780394707891
Seller: Riverport Books of St. Ives (Cambridgeshire), St Ives, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Good. Wear and creases to cover.
Published by New York, Random House (1982)., 1982
Seller: Antiquariat Haufe & Lutz, Karlsruhe, BW, Germany
First Edition
8°. XII, 264, (1) p. with frontispice ("The analytical engine"). Publisher's half-linen binding with an illustrated dust jacket (by Richard Williams). First edition of the early BASIC textbook. - The authors have Dr. Watson explain how Sherlock Holmes uses a fictional, steam-powered computer called the Analytical Engine to solve his criminal cases. Holmes translates the logical steps of an investigation into working BASIC programs. Leser lernen fundamentale Programmierkonzepte wie Schleifen, Bedingungen, Variablen und Arrays anhand von Detektivgeschichten. - The imperative programming language, which was developed in 1964 to make it easier for beginners to learn programming, was widely used on home computers in the 1980s and 1990s. - Stamp on the title page and bottom edge; a very good copy of the hardcover edition. Sprache: englisch.