User:Whiteknight/Programming for Kids

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This book is going to be an introduction to computer programming with a focus on Perl (possibly Perl 6).

The Plan

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Target Audience
Wikijunior kids, who are familiar with computers, but not with programming.
Scope
Will cover a basic introduction to computer programming, variables, loops, "Hello world", whatever
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None

Preface

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Table of Contents

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  • Note for Parents and Teachers
  • Introduction

About Computers

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  • Parts of Computers
  • Input and Output Devices
  • Memory and Storage
  • What is Programming?
  • Programming Languages
  • The Console

Perl

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  • What is Perl?
  • How to get Perl
  • Basic Examples

Basic Printing

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  • Printing
  • Strings and words
  • The Carriage Return

Variables

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Arrays

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Console Input

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Math and Operations

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Loops

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  • Basic Counting

Resources

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Existing Pages

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