Chapter 1: What Is Programming?

Chapter 2: Why Learn to Program?

Chapter 3: How Computers “Read” Code.

Chapter 4: From Concepts to Code — The Language of Code.

Chapter 5: The Tools for Programming.

Chapter 6: Simple Coding.

Chapter 7: The Structure of Coding.

Chapter 8: Problem Solving.

Chapter 9: Debugging.

Chapter 10: Interface.

Chapter 11: Putting It All Together.

Chapter 12: Interacting with Files.

Chapter 13: The Windows Registry.

Chapter 14: Organizing, Planning, and Version Control.

Chapter 15: Compiling Code and Alternatives to Compiling.

Chapter 16: Distributing Your Project.

Appendix A: Glossary.

Appendix B: Web Resources.

Index.