programming is nothing more than
controlling in a more direct way what
you want your computer to do. You probably
already use a computer in a number of ways,
and you control it to some extent by the programs you use and the way that you use them. Still, without programming, you are always at the mercy of the programs designed by others. In this chapter, you will look at how you can begin to influence the computer’s behavior. Specifically, you will:
• Examine how you can put code inside a
HyperText Markup Language (HTML) page
• Use dialog boxes to interact with the user
• Learn how computers store data in variables
• Learn how to get data from the user
• Perform basic operations on data
