Code to Joy

Why Everyone Should Learn a Little Programming

Michael L. Littman

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MIT Press
07 November 2023

Encyclopaedias & reference works; Artificial intelligence

How we can get more joy from our machines by telling them what our hearts desire.

In this informative, accessible, and very funny book, Michael L. Littman inspires readers to learn how to tell machines what to do for us. Rather than give in to the fear that computers will steal our jobs, spy on us and control what we buy and whom we vote for, we can improve our relationship with them just by learning basic programming skills. Our devices will help us, Littman writes, if we can say what we want in a way they can understand.

Each chapter of the book focuses on a particular element of what can be said, providing examples of how we use similar communication in our daily interactions with people. Littman offers ways readers can experiment with these ideas right away, using publicly available systems that might also make us more productive as a welcome side effect. Each chapter also reflects on how the use of these programming components can be expedited by machine learning. With humor and teacherly guidance, Code to Joy brings into view a future where programming is like reading-something everyone can learn.

By: Michael L. Littman
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 278g
ISBN: 9780262546393
ISBN 10: 0262546396
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 07 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 Telling Computers What to Do: I've Got You 1 2 The What of Programming: Allow Me to Introduce Myself 21 3 Sequencing Commands: I'll Take Your Order Now 35 4 Splitting on Conditionals: If That's What You Want! 65 5 Storing in Variables: It's What I Stand For 91 6 Consolidating into Loops: You Don't Have to Tell Me Twice 117 7 Defining Functions: Call Me by Your Name 147 8 Combining Code and Data: Sure, but Can You Give Me an Example? 173 9 Programmable World: As You Wish 201 Acknowledgments: Thanks! 213 Index 217

Michael L. Littman is University Professor of Computer Science at Brown University and holds an adjunct position with the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing. He was selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science as a Leadership Fellow for Public Engagement with Science in Artificial Intelligence.