Description
This collection of essays examines the principles and practices that make software reliable, maintainable, and purposeful, moving beyond the mechanics of writing code to consider the judgment behind good design. It explores programming craftsmanship, language standards, portability, efficiency, simplicity, and the tensions between elegant theory and real-world engineering constraints. Clear, incisive, and often provocative, the essays encourage programmers to think critically about tools, techniques, and the long-term consequences of their design decisions. A thoughtful guide for both practicing developers and students of software engineering, it presents programming as a disciplined form of problem-solving rather than merely a technical skill.
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paperback
Prentice Hall PTR
Published Nov 5, 1997
256 pages
ISBN: 9780137213740
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First Published
1997
Language
eng
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