Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World

Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World
ISBN-10
0753557606
ISBN-13
9780753557600
Category
Computer programming
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2017-08-24
Publisher
Virgin Books Limited
Author
Reshma Saujani

Description

Crack the code to your future dreams Since 2012, the organization Girls Who Code has been leading the charge to get girls interested in technology and coding. Now its founder, Reshma Saujani, wants to inspire you to be a girl who codes! Bursting with dynamic artwork, down-to-earth explanations of coding principles, and real-life stories of girls and women working at places like Pixar and NASA, this graphically animated book shows what a huge role computer science plays in our lives and how much fun it can be. No matter your interest-sports, the arts, baking, student government, social justice-coding can help you do what you love and make your dreams come true. Whether you're a girl who's never coded before, a girl who codes, or a parent raising one, this entertaining book, printed in bold two-color and featuring art on every page, will have you itching to create your own apps, games, and robots to make the world a better place.

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