hey all, i'm trying to collate a complete newbie-to-programming list of resources and was wondering if you could help me fill in the holes... thx in advance!
BOOKS Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner (Dawson, 2005) Python For Dummies (Maruch, Maruch, 2006) Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science (Zelle, 2003) Introduction to Computing and Programming in Python (Guzdial, 2004) How To Think Like a Computer Scientist (Elkner, Downey, Meyers, 2002) Python: Visual QuickStart Guide (Fehily, 2001) Learn to Program Using Python (Gauld, 2000) ONLINE How to Think like a Computer Scientist http://openbookproject.net/thinkCSpy Alan Gauld's Learning to Program http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld LiveWires Python Course http://livewires.org.uk/python A Byte of Python http://byteofpython.info Guido van Robot http://gvr.sf.net Instant Hacking: Learning to Program with Python http://hetland.org/writing/instant-hacking.html Snake Wrangling for Kids http://briggs.net.nz/log/writing/snake-wrangling-for-kids please let me know if i'm missing anything as well as if any information is incorrect or out-of-date. also, does anyone know the latest about Alice (in particular, did they switch from Python to Java?) also, are there any good turtle ot vpython (or other 3D) drawing tools? also, are there any intros that use PyGame to teach programming via game-writing? on a somewhat related note, i'm doing 3 Python knowledge/education events within the next few months. 1. APRIL: O'Reilly/Safari Books Online "What is Python?" webcast (FREE to all) http://www.safaribooksonline.com/events/WhatIsPython.html 2. JUNE: Comprehensive Introduction to Python (3-day training course in San Francisco open to everyone!) http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2009-April/708428.html 3. JULY: O'Reilly Open Source Convention Tutorial instructor and session speaker (San Jose, CA) http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2009/public/schedule/speaker/44470 thanks! -- wesley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 "Python Fundamentals", Prentice Hall, (c)2009 http://corepython.com wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com python training and technical consulting cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca http://cyberwebconsulting.com _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
