Programming on Purpose: Essays on Software Design
by P. J. Plauger
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A guided tour of numerous software design methods, this volume collects into book form a variety of articles from P.J. Plauger's monthly column Programming on Purpose which has been entertaining readers of Computer Language Magazine for years. Topics span the gamut from how to be a software entrepreneur, the innards of floating point arithmetic, and the turbulent world of software design methodologies, including structured analysis and data-structured design, why "bottom-up" design isn't show more always foolish, and why "top-down" design isn't always wise. MARKETS: For supplemental reading in an intermediate or advanced course on software design methods or software engineering, and for practicing programmers, software engineers, and specialists. show lessTags
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P. J. Plauger is one of the original users of the C programming language. He chaired the Library Subcommittee of X3J11--the ANSI-authorized committee that developed the C Standard. He continues as Secretary to X3J11 and Convenor of WG14, the ISO-authorized committee developing further enhancements of the C Standard. Dr. Plauger is co-author (with show more Brian Kernighan) of several highly acclaimed books, including Software Tools, Software Tools in Pascal, and The Elements of Programming Style. With Jim Brodie, Chair of X3J11, he co-authored Standard C, a complete reference to the C Programming Language. show less
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- 005.12 — Computer science, information & general works Computer science, knowledge & systems Artificial Intelligence/Virtual Reality Software development Software systems analysis and design
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- QA76.76 .D47 .P55 — Science Mathematics Mathematics Instruments and machines Calculating machines Electronic computers. Computer science Computer software
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