Introduces the relevance of coding and shares down-to-earth explanations about coding principles and real-life stories of women programmers who work at such places as Pixar and NASA. Teaching Books: https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=56068.

"Reshma Saujani: founder of Girls Who Code and the creator of the national movement to closed the gender gap in tech."--Cover. Includes index.

Hello, world -- Why coding? -- How to talk to your computer -- Putting it all together -- Getting started -- Cracking the "code" -- Debugging -- Video games -- Digital art and design -- Robots -- Websites, mobile apps, and online security -- Conclusion.