Synopsis
An introduction to the career of computer programmer, including discussion of educational requirements, duties, workplace, salary, employment outlook, and possible future ...
Children's Literature
Immediately following the table of contents, a two-page spread entitled "Fast Facts" recaps the featured job. Information includes a salary range (figures are based on information from the late 1990s), educational requirements, certification or licensing, skills, job outlook and more. The text is pretty pedestrian. This particular book seems to emphasize math as a skill for programmers, when those who have studied music and languages also tend to be excellent programmers. The requirement for flowcharting has diminished with new object oriented programming and the languages mentioned in the text are not the tools in the forefront today. The sentence structure does not vary much and often begins with the job title. The pictures are frequently more interesting, as is the occasional comparative information between the United States and Canada in the career field. There is a mini glossary, a bibliography, lists of organizations and Internet sites and an index. There are probably better titles available for this career field. 2000, Capstone, $21.26. Ages 8 to 10. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot