1. The beginning

• 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.1.1. Why this book?
  • 1.1.2. What is software?
  • 1.1.3. How does a computer work?
  • 1.1.4. OK, but seriously, how does a computer work?
  • 1.1.5. The basics of programming
  • 1.1.6. Setting up the C toolchain
  • 1.1.7. The basics of programming in C
  • 1.1.8. Learning to learn
• 1.2. Basics of programming in Python and C
  • 1.2.1. Quadratic formula in C
  • 1.2.2. Lots of quadratic equations
  • 1.2.3. Quadratic formula in Python
  • 1.2.4. Generating input data using Python
• 1.3. Unix shell
  • 1.3.1. Basic Unix shell usage
  • 1.3.2. Unix shell scripting
  • 1.3.3. Regular expressions
• 1.4. Using libraries in Python
  • 1.4.1. Creating a simple web page
  • 1.4.2. Making our web page work