Get Coding Paperback – May 5, 2016

Compared to a normal computer coding manual, this one seems short at fewer than 200 pages. But given the audience of 9-12 years old, this is 3-6 months' of material. And it's FUN.The book starts each section with a Mission Brief on some wacky adventure for your kid (and you, if you'd like to help) to tackle. It starts off super basic (no coding experience needed at all), going through very simple HTML pages with minimal styling. But they don't skimp on tough topics, and the thing I like is that the text is simple enough to understand for my 8-year-old, but detailed enough for me to be able to help him. I do know HTML and CSS pretty well, but I've never had to teach it, so I love the way they break down the concepts with longer explanations, cut diagrams, and plenty of annotated code examples.HOW THIS BOOK COMPARES TO OTHER CODING FOR KIDS BOOKS========================================================I have used a lot of "python for kids" books (5, to be exact--see my blog at www.learnrichly.com for some very detailed reviews) with my older two kids. For my third-born, who is now 8, I wanted to start him with HTML/CSS/JS instead of Python. This book is somewhat shorter than the best Python titles, but it's geared toward younger kids and I think it does really well. It's not expensive and not too long, so it compares really favorably with the Python books or even the Scratch books (and, let's face it, Scratch isn't a very practical skill compared to web development with HTML and CSS).OVERALL CONCLUSION=======================Get Coding does a great job of introducing HTML and CSS, but barely scratches the surface of JavaScript. It's still OK, though, because it's a reasonable price for the amount of coverage, and JavaScript would require another book this length anyway, so the brief introduction serves as more of a cliffhanger at the end of the book, prompting you to find another JS title to continue the journey. For that, I recommend "Javascript for Kids" from NoStarch Press. But go ahead and plow through "Get Coding" first!

This book is a great first book for any adult or children that would like to learn how to program. This book is specifically for learning how to do Web Development. Web development means software construction for Web Browsers. A web browser is a program that allows viewing of http sites on the internet. Examples of a Web Browser are Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Safari. We also know http sites as web sites, for example the site that you are on right now is a Web Site, it was developed by a programmer. This book is for just that: Learning how to be a Web Programmer (or "Web Developer"). This book is different from other html books in that it is geared for the absolute beginner: Whether you are an adult or a child. It has many graphical representations throughout the book which will definitely take the "sting" out of learning how to program. I also recommend once you have read this book, there is another great book that starts where this book leaves off. It is called "CoderDojo Nano: Make Your Own Game: Create With Code". That other book goes into more details of the "canvas" and how to access it using Javascript. Happy programming and keep your calm, with that attitude and this book, you will soon be programming.

I bought this for my daughter since she likes Roblox and building stuff. She’s excited about making her own games. It’s a little confusing to her right now but she’s making sense out of it. I’m actually learning as well so it’s good for the family.

This is a really good book for getting my kids into coding, however it lacked that punch to explain exactly everything that was going on for them. Most of the time they were going through the motions but not understanding the 'why' of the elements behind the scenes. I understand though that such can be amazingly boring or hard to convey to youth so I give it a lot of understanding.

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I was actually looking for something to explain coding to myself like I’m a 5 year old and ended up working through this book with my 8 year old. I feel like coding makes so much more sense now and the basics are described in a very simple way. There’s so much practice through the book and I was just coming here to check if they have any other good books to learn with.

Bought a used book and it was in mint condition , great value , delivered right on time , which is no small feat , considering how bad the U S Postal service has become.

Please remove this from my list of items to review. I returned it when I realized it is for children. Good interaction with seller, the 3-star rating should not count against them, but I needed to put something in order to submit this message.