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Introduction to Programming

By : Nick Samoylov
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Introduction to Programming

By: Nick Samoylov

Overview of this book

Have you ever thought about making your computer do what you want it to do? Do you want to learn to program, but just don't know where to start? Instead of guiding you in the right direction, have other learning resources got you confused with over-explanations? Don't worry. Look no further. Introduction to Programming is here to help. Written by an industry expert who understands the challenges faced by those from a non-programming background, this book takes a gentle, hand-holding approach to introducing you to the world of programming. Beginning with an introduction to what programming is, you'll go on to learn about languages, their syntax, and development environments. With plenty of examples for you to code alongside reading, the book's practical approach will help you to grasp everything it has to offer. More importantly, you'll understand several aspects of application development. As a result, you'll have your very own application running by the end of the book. To help you comprehensively understand Java programming, there are exercises at the end of each chapter to keep things interesting and encourage you to add your own personal touch to the code and, ultimately, your application.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)

Installing and configuring IntelliJ IDEA

The following steps and screenshots will demonstrate the IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition installation on Windows, though the installation is not much different for Linux or macOS.

Downloading and installing

You can download the IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition installer from https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download. After the installer has downloaded, launch it by double-clicking on it or right-clicking and selecting the Open option from the menu. Then, walk through the following screens, accepting all of the default settings by clicking the Next> button, unless you need to do something different. Here is the first screen:

You can use the Browse... button and select any location...