| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 495 pages) |
| Series |
Effective software development series |
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Effective software development series.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Basic programming elements -- Advanced C data types -- C data structures -- Advanced control flow -- Tackling large projets -- Coding standards and conventions -- Documentation -- Architecture -- Code-reading tools -- A concrete example -- Appendix A. Outline of the code provided -- Appendix B. Source code credits -- Appendix C. Referenced source files -- Appendix D. Source code licenses -- Appendix E. Maxims for reading code |
| Summary |
If you are a programmer, you need this book. You've got a day to add a new feature in a 34,000-line program: Where do you start? Page 333 How can you understand and simplify an inscrutable piece of code? Page 39 Where do you start when disentangling a complicated build process? Page 167 How do you comprehend code that appears to be doing five things in parallel? Page 132 You may read code because you have to--to fix it, inspect it, or improve it. You may read code the way an engineer examines a machine--to discover what makes it tick. Or you may read code because you are scavenging--looking for material to reuse. Code-reading requires its own set of skills, and the ability to determine which technique you use when is crucial. In this indispensable book, Diomidis Spinellis uses more than 600 real-world examples to show you how to identify good (and bad) code: how to read it, what to look for, and how to use this knowledge to improve your own code. Fact: If you make a habit of reading good code, you will write better code yourself. 0201799405B02032003 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-457) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Computer programming.
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Coding theory.
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computer programming.
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Coding theory
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Computer programming
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Internet (impactos sociais)
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Teoria dos códigos.
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Teoria e técnicas de programação.
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Programmation.
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Théorie des codes.
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Lecture de code.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780201799408 |
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0201799405 |
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