If you've ever wanted to try your hand at programming, or know a budding young student looking to cut their teeth on some cool computer projects, we've got just the magazine for you: Code it!

Code it! is a special one-off magazine with 25 unique and fun programming projects for Windows and Linux designed to get everyone programming. We've taken out nearly all the theory so you can focus on getting stuff done, and the magazine is pitched at the beginner level so that even people who have never programmed before can get started. And if you have programmed before, all you need to do is skip past the first few projects until you get up to the right difficulty level for you.

The magazine is split into three primary sections: Desktop, Internet and Games. Each contains several projects that are completely independent of the projects, which means you can dip into them freely depending on what you're most interested in. We've also worked hard to minimise the amount of code required to get results, then scribbled notes onto the pages to explain precisely how things work. Our goal was to make coding as much fun as possible, and we think you'll agree that Code it! is the easiest place to get started!

The magazine comes with a bonus DVD containing the source code of all the projects, as well as a programming toolkit containing tons of software, documentation and some special extra PDFs from previous programming tutorials in Linux Format. Code it! went on sale yesterday (Thursday 7th January), and is exclusive to WHSmith in the UK. A limited number of copies are also being sent worldwide, so if you'd like to buy a copy for yourself or as a gift for a budding programmer you know, you had best place an order soon!

To give you a better idea of how the new magazine looks, we've put three example projects online for you to read: visit www.linuxformat.co.uk/codeit for more information.