As a professional software developer, I have to say that this is one of the best introductory level programming books I’ve ever seen. It tells kids just what they need to know to understand what they’re doing, and they get the immediate reward of seeing the action carried out in the game. It consistently links the lessons to results in the game, making it easy to stick with.
It’s printed in full color so the code has syntax highlighting and images from the game to illustrate what it’s doing. Python was a good choice for the language to use, as it’s easy to learn and was created with the goal of being easy to understand by anyone.
I got this for my son, who is 11, and loves Minecraft. He’s already done a fair amount to customize things himself and was very excited to take that further. I think this book is appropriate for any kid with the attention span and interest to try it out. The constant reward of seeing their work pay off will give them the excitement and confidence to drive them forward.
They will need help from time to time, but even if you yourself don’t have experience programming, the book is very clear and should give you what you need to walk them through it.
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As a professional software developer, I have to say that this is one of the best introductory level programming books I’ve ever seen. It tells kids just what they need to know to understand what they’re doing, and they get the immediate reward of seeing the action carried out in the game. It consistently links the lessons to results in the game, making it easy to stick with.It’s printed in full color so the code has syntax highlighting and images from the game to illustrate what it’s doing. Python was a good choice for the language to use, as it’s easy to learn and was created with the goal of being easy to understand by anyone.I got this for my son, who is 11, and loves Minecraft. He’s already done a fair amount to customize things himself and was very excited to take that further. I think this book is appropriate for any kid with the attention span and interest to try it out. The constant reward of seeing their work pay off will give them the excitement and confidence to drive them forward.They will need help from time to time, but even if you yourself don’t have experience programming, the book is very clear and should give you what you need to walk them through it.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2022
As a professional software developer, I have to say that this is one of the best introductory level programming books I’ve ever seen. It tells kids just what they need to know to understand what they’re doing, and they get the immediate reward of seeing the action carried out in the game. It consistently links the lessons to results in the game, making it easy to stick with.
It’s printed in full color so the code has syntax highlighting and images from the game to illustrate what it’s doing. Python was a good choice for the language to use, as it’s easy to learn and was created with the goal of being easy to understand by anyone.
I got this for my son, who is 11, and loves Minecraft. He’s already done a fair amount to customize things himself and was very excited to take that further. I think this book is appropriate for any kid with the attention span and interest to try it out. The constant reward of seeing their work pay off will give them the excitement and confidence to drive them forward.
They will need help from time to time, but even if you yourself don’t have experience programming, the book is very clear and should give you what you need to walk them through it.
It’s printed in full color so the code has syntax highlighting and images from the game to illustrate what it’s doing. Python was a good choice for the language to use, as it’s easy to learn and was created with the goal of being easy to understand by anyone.
I got this for my son, who is 11, and loves Minecraft. He’s already done a fair amount to customize things himself and was very excited to take that further. I think this book is appropriate for any kid with the attention span and interest to try it out. The constant reward of seeing their work pay off will give them the excitement and confidence to drive them forward.
They will need help from time to time, but even if you yourself don’t have experience programming, the book is very clear and should give you what you need to walk them through it.
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