title: So, You Want to Be a Coder?: The Ultimate Guide to a Career in Programming, Video Game Creation, Robotics, and More! (Be What You Want)
author: Jane (J. M.) Bedell
description: Bedell drafts an encouraging how-to guide for budding computer coders, the eighth title in the <b>Be What You Want</b> series, introducing the basics of what coding means, the necessary knowledge and skills, programming languages, and career opportunities. Bedell brings in additional real-life perspective through interviews with individuals working in the tech industry, young coders, and profiles of innovators like Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, the first American woman to receive a Ph.D. in computer science. Quizzes, tech timelines, resource lists, and sidebars on related topics further round out the career advice. While it&rsquo;s a solid resource for any reader, the focus on female coders and innovators make it an especially apt choice for girls interested in STEM fields. Ages 8&ndash;12. (Publishers Weekly <i>June 6, 2016</i>)
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  Published in 2018 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
  
  
  29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
  
  
  Copyright © 2018 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
  
  
  First Edition
  
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form
  without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer.
  
  
  **Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data**
  
  
  Names: Powell, Asher, author.
  
  
  Title: Cool careers without college for people who love coding / Asher Powell.
  
  
  Description: New York City : The Rosen Publishing Group, 2018. | Series: New
  cool careers without college | Includes bibliographical references and index.
  | Audience: 7–12.
  
  
  Identifiers: LCCN 2016059243 | ISBN 9781508175360 (library bound : alk. paper)
  
  
  Subjects: LCSH: Computer security—Vocational guidance. | Coding
  theory—Vocational guidance. | Computer programming—Vocational guidance. |
  Artificial intelligence—Vocational guidance.
  
  
  Classification: LCC QA76.9.A25 P