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Programming & Computer Languages

Learn Programming with Logo
With the help of a very smart turtle you can learn Logo, a computer language. Learn about loops, parameters, and stars as you learn to draw with a computer. A special guide for teachers instructs them on using the lessons in a classroom setting. Once you have learned to use Logo, enter the online contest and show off your knowledge. This site is in English, German and French.

WebWorks
WebWorks is the premier resource for the neophyte web programmer. This is the place to go to learn HTML, the language of the web. Once you learn HTML, you can advance to learning other web page enhancements such as Java and CGI. This is an excellent tutorial for all levels.

Amazing HTML
All the tools needed to become a successful webmaster are available at your fingertips through the services of this site.The tutorials are useful for beginners, or as refresher courses for more experienced programmers. Visit the "Code Center" to download or view Java Applets, Javascript code, CGIs, and ActiveX Scripts.

LDraw & LEdit Tutorial
Everyone likes Lego bricks. Have you created a cool Lego model but now you don't know what to do with it? LDraw is a CAD software program that lets you create Lego models on the computer. You can download a free copy of the software at this web site and then use the tutorials to teach yourself how to use the program. Then start creating virtual Lego designs. You can also find web sites where you can post your creation.

Ad Infinitum Web
The creators of "Ad Infinitum Web: The Art and Science of Supercharging the Web" hope to achieve what few sites offering web design information have. There are informative tutorials and lessons on the programming languages needed for web construction proficiency: HTML, Perl CGI, C++ Programming, and SSI. Forums in which the focus is on creativity and web programming give learners the opportunity to exchange information on their supercharged ideas.

Web-Wizard's Spellbook
Creating a web page does indeed look like magic to a novice. This is a step-by-step tutorial to web page design. There are lots of links to software manufacturers, providers of free web space, and tutorials on various aspects of web page design. There's a thorough explanation of the terms and abbreviations used as well as the meaning of the different icons used in various computer programs.

An Interactive Exploration of Computer Graphical Effects
If you want to gain experience with computer graphics without having to buy expensive software, try this site for some ideas. Here you can learn about two-dimensional effects such as blurring and waves, and three-dimensional effects such as perspective, shading, and "alpha blending." This site contains an excellent explanation of terms, as well as tutorials, tips and tricks, and links to other graphics sites.

Microsoft QBasic: Crash Course for Dummies
QBasic is a computer programming language. This web site is designed to teach the novice computer programmer how to use it. The site is divided into three modules that each contain lessons on basics, graph skills, and the future of Qbasic. Complete assignments at the end of every lesson to check your understanding of the information. This is a great starting point for future programmers, QBasic concepts can later be applied to more involved languages.  

Pascal for Programming Illiterates
This web site teaches the novice user to program computers using the Pascal language. Three skill levels provide instruction for various levels of understanding. A six day beginner course introduces what programming is, parts of a program, variables and constants, procedures and functions, and variables. After completing the beginner level you can move on to the more difficult lessons. This offers a good introduction for the novice.

HTML Guide: A World of Communication
If you're looking for an easy yet comprehensive guide to HTML, look no further. For both the new users and the more experienced ones, this site provides a complete guide to web editing using HTML. Easy navigation makes this site ideal as an online tutorial. Learn an HTML tag, then a simple click shows you what it will look like from the browser. Links connect you with more HTML tutorials. e

H.T.T.P://A.Guide.to.Webpage.Design
Do the terms "hypertext markup language," "Java," and "CGI script" sound mind-boggling to you? This site explains these terms so that anyone can learn to use them. Complete tutorials on how to utilize these protocols to design web pages and add interactivity are provided. Also available is a huge list of links to other sites with information to further your web-building skills.

A Tutorial on Using Perl and CGI to Enhance a Homepage
Perl and CGI are extensions of HTML, that cool language that makes web pages possible. This is an extraordinary site for advanced computer students on how to use Perl and CGI to extend the capabilities of web pages. Students are able to read through a FAQ section, learn through lessons, and put their knowledge to the test in the Testing Area.

Advanced Graphics Programming
Learn how to create your own computer graphics by learning advanced graphics programming. Languages such as C/C++ and Pascal are introduced. Learn the three basic commands for assembly, about transitions, and 3-D. Use the Java Chat Room, e-mail, or the weboard to communicate with this team and learn more. This site will be most useful to those already skilled in programming. Not for newbies.

The Library of Web Design
This site offers a tutorial on building your own web page with HTML. You will find a step-by-step exercise that de-mystifies the terminology involved as it teaches. Figure out how to use CGI and then try your hand at Java applets. There's also a blueprint for designing your site and making wise graphic decisions.

JAVA 101, An Introduction to the JAVA Programming Language
It's not about coffee, but this site will tell you all about Java: a flexible programming language with a lot of possibilities. Learn basic Java terminology and structure, see some cool applet examples, create your own simple applet, and learn more about Java by following the links to other sites.

DIG-it-all : A Digital Circuitry Web Course
Advanced students of math and computer science--dig in here. In thirteen lessons you'll cover everything from Boolean algebra to electronic gate notation. Each of the lessons concludes with an interactive quiz to test your knowledge. A few links are provided, and the site uses a simple design to present a complex subject.

Home on the Web: Webpage construction Made Simple
Think making your own web page would be too difficult? Think again. Here is a step-by-step guide to web page design and programming. Learn about HTML and how to decide about style and layout. A tutorial is provided, as well as links to other helpful sites.

JIT - Javascript Interactive Tutorial
Although short on interactivity, this site does offer a tutorial on the major points of javascript including use of cookies. Not to be confused with Java (which is a language to create stand-alone operating system-independent programs), javascript works only within the web browser to create certain effects and perform various tricks and tasks. Two examples are included.

Script Source
You're making a web site, but you want to add some cool things: games, moving words, a counter, a calculator, or maybe a chat room. How do you get those on your web site? You use something called a script. It might be Java, CGI, or HTML. It's a series of commands you write, so a browser can display special features. Not a great programmer? You don't have to be. Get them all here.

Wise Turtle Stories
This web site will teach you about the programming language Logo, and how it's used to draw spirals, wheels, and fractals. The "philosophy" of each shape is presented along with models. Once you read about the creation of each shape you may want to try the Logo language yourself! The bibliography includes traditional and electronic sources.

All about computers
"PC" is about personal computers. It includes definitions and explanations concerning computers as well as a brief history of the computer. Since Java is so important but few know how it works, a short Java course is featured.

Web Developer's Workshop (formerly Internet Online)
This is a great site to visit if you are planning to create your own Web page. A complete tutorial in page design and HTML will get you on your way. A quiz is offered to test your learning as you go. There is even an HTML editor on which to practice your new skills. A link to Product Reviews is full of useful information about software options for Web designers.

Learn Animation With Keyframing
Keyframing is a way of representing the movement of on object through space. It is a basic technique for computer animation. On this site you will learn what you need to know to get started on your own animation projects. Downloadable files are available, and helpful links take you to further information. Not all sections of this tutorial are working.

Computers and the Internet
Discover every aspect of computer operation. Take the course in beginning programming, using Pascal. Or you might want to learn about C or Assembly language, because there are tutorials here for those as well. Learn about how to connect your computer to an Internet Service Provider (ISP), and navigate the Internet. Finally, you can see how to build your own computer, using component parts and a lot of patience.

Threads: Computers, Music, and a Little Theory
Can a computer be programmed to compose music you'd want to hear? It's possible, based on the information presented at this site. Explore how music theory, math, and computer science intersect. Follow the tutorial straight through or click on unfamiliar words to branch off into other realms. Not all the javascript demos are working in this highly technical resource. Several books are suggested for further study.

WWW.NET.EDU
This concise introduction to the Internet covers the language of the online world : HTML, VRML Java, and CGI. Start with a history of the Internet and then learn about web style: what makes a web page readable, interactive, and worth looking at. The impressive selection of links take you to some of the leaders in web tool development.

Pascal Programming for Not-So-Literate Programmers
Learn to program computers by mastering Pascal. Serious students of computer programming will find a wealth of useful information here. This well-designed site provides online "courses" in using the Pascal language, and includes separate instructions for the beginning, intermediate, and advanced programmer. Also featured are useful "real world" tips for successful programming and a glossary for figuring out the sometimes confusing terminology.

The secret art of HTML programming and web design
Everyone needs his or her own web page! And here is an excellent resource for high school students interested in learning how to create one. Broken down into Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced lessons, each section has lectures on different topics, offering explanations and showing examples. Lecture topics include: HTML, Images, Text, Entities, tables, Graphics, and Javascript. There is also a helpful set of links pertaining to javascript and Photoshop.

The Spot2
Get creative with the computer! This site introduces the world of computer-generated art, and will show you how to put together a basic web page. The introduction to HTML programming for beginners covers tags and page layout. More advanced techniques, such as forms and javascript, are also covered. Some examples of computer-generated student images are displayed in the computer art section.

The Webpage Workshop
What's your favorite HTML tag? What, you mean you don't have one? You say you don't know a thing about HTML but want to learn how to make your own web page? Look no further. This page tells you what to do, helps you experiment, and even gives you your own web space so you can build web empires of your own.

HTML: A Tutorial
Want to learn to write web pages? Then this is the site for you! Whether you are a beginner or advanced student you will find something here to help you. This entry provides a history of HTML as an introduction to the language. Learn how to use fonts and colors, align text, create links, and insert images. Once you learn how to create your own web page, you can even find free web space in the links section.

Reyes-Andres Network
The goal of the Reyes-Andres Network is to provide all Internet users visiting the website an opportunity to learn more about the background of computers. The Reyes-Andres Network also features tutorials and free programs for graphing calculators for use in mathematics and science classes. In addition, submitted as an Interdisiplinary website to the ThinkQuest Internet Challenge, the Reyes-Andres Network includes original poetry and downloadable electronic books which visitors may view for both educational and enjoyable purposes.

Programming and Electronics Network
Programming and Electronics Network demonstrates visual Basic and Borland visual languages.

PASCAL : A Tutorial
Our site is mainly aimed at people wanting to get a start in programming. It takes the user through a series of lessons. After the user has completed reading all the lessons we have some practical exercises for them to do. As well as an interactive pascal quiz. There is also a message forum and a mailing list that people can join on our site to share their ideas with other people from around the world.

Programming AI
This site learns you all ins and outs of Aritificial intelligence. But not in the old-fashiond way. This site doesn't tell boring, historical stories. You won't learn all about peoples lives. You will take a look at AI programs from the inside! At the end of this course you can make your own AI programs. No programming experience requird! Also in Dutch

Creation: The Teaching of HTML
Creation: The Teaching of HTML is a website designed to teach the basic user how to code HTML. It presents a basic and slightly advanced view on how to write HTML. It also features a CGI-scripted glossary for easy lookup of HTML tags and descriptions.ge

Learn CGI Programming With Perl
Learn CGI Programming with Perl is intended to teach users how to program in the Perl programming language through CGI. Perl is a very important tool to have these days, as a vast majority of the Internet's functionality is based on it. It is assumed that the user would have no prior programming experience. The 'curriculum' is taught in a series of lessons that have plenty of examples in order to ease the learning process. Our piece de resistance is a web-based Perl interpreter where users can write their own perl, to try out what they have learned, right from a form on our website. Helping garner a community and collaborativity spirit is our message board, where users of the site can collaborate with each other. The main function is to ask and answer questions related to perl, in essence creating a growing knowledge base/FAQ over time.

Qbasic Programming
Our website was created to teach the general public (of just about any age) a simple, quick, DOS based programming language called QBasic. We are going over the topics of: describing what QBasic is, how to open it, and many levels of programming within it.

Guide to learning HTML
The Guide to Learning HTML is a HTML tutorial. On this site, we attempt to give both students and teachers a better understanding of HTML. We hope you will find this site educational, enjoyable, and easy to use.

Programmer's Cafe
Programmer's Cafe web site teaches students programming using Pascal. There are a lot of places on the net, where you can learn programming. Our site is special, because it lets you learn programming in an easy way. Just grab a cup of coffe and enjoy our Cafe. Pascal section covers basic language specifications and algorythms. Each student or teacher will be able to create their own lessons to expand the server and collaborate with other. Discussion group is available to help students share their ideas and opinions. In future, we plan to enlarge the site with test taking and on-line judging capabilities. Let us know your ideas on making it better.

Visual Basic For Beginners
This is a web page designed to teach the basics of programming in the Visual Basic programming language.

Algorithms Alive!
Welcome to "Algorithms Alive!". You will find some information about algorithms from this site. We hope those information is useful for you. Those information we did is about basic or simple data structure and searching and sorting algorithms. At that moment, we must apologize to all of you... Since algorithms is quite a large and difficult topic for us, actually, we don't have enough time and knowledge and also, experience ..

HTML Guide
Our entry provides a complete guide to HTML and introduction to Java scripts and DHTML. We use friendly tone, humor, and informal language to capture and keep the reader's attention. This site is especially made for beginners, but is also helpful as a reference for amateurs and experts. We provide a chart with all the HTML tags, their attributes and functions. All tags are accompanied by examples.


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