"Computer Programming is a powerful tool for children to 'learn learning', ie, to learn the skills of thinking and problem solving ... The children are involved in the transfer of such a program to learn other things." - Nicholas Negroponte, the man behind the One Laptop Per Child project which hopes to put the computer in the hands of every child on earth, January 2008 Your computer will not respond when you yell at it. Do you want to write a game, start a business, or you just want to know, learn to program is a great place to start. Plus, the programming is fun! Hello World! Provides gentle yet thorough introduction to the world of computer programming. It's written in 12 years could follow, but anyone who wants to learn how computer programs can use it.