Good beginner programming books in German?

Question

Strange question.

I have a German friend who'd like to break into the programming scene, and asked me during a visit to recommend a few good beginner programming books for her that are in German. She actually doesn't care much about the specific language right now, but would like to eventually get into web development - so I figured a simple overview, get-you-started book on HTML, or web-development in general, and possibly a book on C...

Also, für alle die deutschsprechende Leute, die hier sind (for all you German speaking people out there): What book(s) (in German) would you recommend for an absolute beginner, living in Freiburg, Deutschland?

Vielen Dank im voraus!

Answer 1

Its better to learn programming in English but if she is very particular then here is an online link for w3schools in German (translated using Google translator). As you know w3schools is the best place for a beginner.

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3schools.com%2F&sl=auto&tl=de&history_state0=auto|de|

Sorry not a book though ;)

Answer 2

In the past, I had started learning HTML with SelfHTML:

http://de.selfhtml.org/

There is also a book by Stefan Muenz (the original author of SelfHTML):

HTML Handbuch.
Broschiert: 1216 Seiten
Verlag: Franzis; Auflage: 1 (29. September 2005)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 3772366546
ISBN-13: 978-3772366543

For C:

Kernighan/Ritchie, Programmieren in C. ANSI C (2. Auflage)
Verlag: Hanser Fachbuch; Auflage: 2., Aufl. (1. Februar 1990)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 3446154973
ISBN-13: 978-3446154971

Answer 3

I'm writing in german so it's easier for Eddie & for me ;-)

Hallo Eddie,

ich kann deiner Bekannten zum Thema C und C++ diese beiden Bücher empfehlen:

C++ von A bis Z und C von A bis Z

Die Bücher sind gut geschrieben und vermitteln die beiden Sprachen sehr gut. Vorkenntnisse sind nicht notwendig.

Answer 4

A cursory look into Amazon Germany reveals:

"Die schwarze Kunst der Programmierung: oder wie man etwas ganz Schwieriges lernt, ohne zu verzweifeln, wie das berüchtigte C++"

My built-in translator gives:

"The Black Art of Programming - How to Learn Something Really Difficult Without Becoming Desperate; Like the Notorious C++"

This book obviously takes a humorous approach and has been rated quite high. It is targeted at an absolute beginner audience. I think for a beginner, starting with the concept rather than an actual language is worthwhile.

Personally, I would run away if someone threw a C++ book at me when web-development was my goal. Though even web-development becomes easier if you know some of the really basic stuff that is far from any frameworks and other helpful abstractions.

Answer 5

In the beginning, you can recommend the german wikibooks. (Python unter Linux is quite complete)

I would just look for a "real book" (and finally buy it) when I've decided at which particular language or application field (e.g. web programming, games etc) I want to have a closer look at. At this point, amazon may help.

For a first overview, online-tutorials like wikibooks, selfhtml or php-einfach ("simple php") are quite nice (and instantly available).

Answer 6

"HTML mit CSS und XHTML von Kopf bis Fuß" (ISBN-10: 3897214539) is a great book that covers everything there is to know about HTML and more.