Computer programming — and so can you!

Basic run-time analysis

Run-time analysis sounds technical, but it is key to succeeding in programming, even if you are planning a career in…

An interpreter for P-code (and videos?)

I just returned to writing, after a long Christmas holiday and a very busy time at work, which included a trip to Colorado, and I have decided that the next thing I want to tackle at Computer programming — and so can you! is going to be an interpreter for…

The call stack — or how to find your way to where you are going, and back again

Method calls and how they work

If you are like most beginning programmers, you probably find the whole bit about method calls a bit…

Panic! How to get help with programming

So, you started programming, it is going great, but you hit a stumbling block. The code does not work and you just cannot figure out why! What to do? Smash the laptop against the wall? Drink more coffee? Consider your life choices? Cry?

How to solve a programming assignment

Solving problems is arguably what being a programmer is all about. Problems in programming broadly come in two levels of detail. For example the overall problem “Increase efficiency in de-icing operations at Copenhagen Airport” can be turned into a more detailed…

Philip-code(TM)

Philip-code(TM) or just pcode, is my own dialect of pseudo-code which I use for the “Computer programming — and so can you!” series.

It has the standard operators +,-,*,/ and so on.

Choosing your first programming language

Choosing your first language is a bit like, I imagine, choosing your first knives as a chef: should it be some kind of advanced Japanese steel knives that are folded 7 times under a full moon, or perhaps some German efficient ones machined inside a big Alpine…