Gaddis Books - Computer Science Books by Tony Gaddis

02/22/2018

Who's at SIGCSE this year? Come see me at the Pearson exhibit!

The SIGCSE Technical Symposium is the largest computing education conference worldwide organized by ACM SIGCSE. It attracts around 1,300 researchers, educators, and others interested in improving computing education in K-12 and higher education.

02/07/2018

"Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design, 5th Edition" is at the printer! While this book always takes a language-neutral approach to programming, this new edition provides additional tools for students learning Java, Python, and C++. It also adds interesting and motivating material for designing apps that run on mobile devices. Here's a summary of the new additions:

-- A new section titled Focus on Languages: Java, Python, and C++ appears at the end of Chapters 2 – 15. This section discusses how the chapter's main topics are implemented in the Java, Python, and C++ programming languages. This section gives code snippet examples and complete programs in each of these languages. It is a valuable tool that students can use to learn the concepts of each chapter in one or more of these programming languages.

-- A new section on the Init() module has been added to Chapter 15. This module is a startup module in a GUI application, similar to the start method in a JavaFX application, or the Form_Load handler in a Windows Forms application.

-- A new section titled Designing Apps for Mobile Devices has been added to Chapter 15. This new section discusses some of the common issues developers face when designing apps for mobile devices. The student is also introduced to coding concepts related to a mobile device's special hardware capabilities, such as sending and receiving text messages, making and receiving phone calls, and detecting the device's location. Several pseudocode examples are given for a simulated smartphone.

02/07/2018

"Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures Through Objects, 7th Edition" and "Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures Through Data Structures, 4th Edition" are both at the printer! These new editions make the jump to JavaFX with the following new chapters:

Chapter 12 JavaFX: GUI Programming and Basic Controls:
This chapter presents the basics of developing graphical user interface (GUI) applications with JavaFX. Fundamental controls, layout containers, and the basic concepts of event-driven programming are covered.

Chapter 13 JavaFX: Advanced Controls:
This chapter discusses CSS styling and advanced user interface controls.

Chapter 14 JavaFX: Graphics, Effects, and Media:
This chapter discusses 2D shapes, animation, visual effects, playing audio and video, and responding to mouse and keyboard events.

If you are still teaching with the Swing library, no problem. Those chapters will continue to be available on each book's companion website.

03/06/2017

Who's going to SIGCSE this week? I'll be in the Pearson booth between sessions. Stop by and say hello!

The SIGCSE Technical Symposium is the largest computing education conference worldwide organized by ACM SIGCSE. It attracts around 1,300 researchers, educators, and others interested in improving computing education in K-12 and higher education.

02/15/2017

For my NC friends, I'll be teaching Java workshops all day on Tuesday, March 7th at the NCCIA conference. If you're attending the conference, stop by room BIT123 and say hello! (I'll be there only on Tuesday. Heading to SIGCSE the next day!)

Craven Community College 800 College Ct, New Bern, NC 28562 March 7, 8, 9 (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Theme: Navigating New Waters

08/12/2016

03/04/2016

Ramzi Bualuan and I have a tradition of taking a selfie every year at SIGCSE. He's been using my books for years at the University of Notre Dame.

02/18/2016

I'm happy to announce that the 4th Edition of "Starting Out with Visual C #" is at the printer, and will be published this month. This edition is updated for Visual Studio 2015. Faculty, be sure to ask your Pearson representative about this new edition!

02/17/2016

Congratulations to Anisha Srivastava, Aaron Martin, and Jorg Doku! They are this year's winners of the Pearson Student Coding Contest. (High-five to Ahisha, who started coding only 5 months ago!)

On February 15, 2016, Pearson announced the winners of the third annual Student Coding Contest. The contest places an emphasis on recruiting college students...

01/29/2016

Kip Irvine and I worked hard last year on the 7th Edition of "Starting Out with Visual Basic." I'm happy to announce it is at the printer, and will be published in February. This edition is updated for Visual Studio 2015, and it has some major pedagogical improvements. Faculty, be sure to ask your Pearson representative about this new edition!

12/09/2015

07/22/2015

Visual Studio 2015 is now available. You can get it here:

Visual Studio is a comprehensive collection of developer tools and services to help you create apps for the Microsoft platform and beyond.