false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180377435m/1032758.jpg 1032758 3 Coauthored by Brian Kernighan, one of the pioneers of the C programming language, <I>The Practice of Programming</I> is a manual of good programming style that will help any C/C++ or Java developer create faster, more maintainable code.<p> Early sections look at some of the pitfalls of C/C++, with numerous real-world excerpts of confusing or incorrect code. The authors offer many tips and solutions, including a guide for variable names and commenting styles. Next, they cover algorithms, such as binary and quick sorting. Here, the authors show how to take advantage of the built-in functions in standard C/C++. When it comes to data structures, such as arrays, linked lists, and trees, the authors compare the options available to C, C++, Java, and even Perl developers with a random-text-generation program (using a sophisticated Markov chain algorithm) written for each language.<p> Subsequent sections cover debugging tips (including how to isolate errors with debugging statements) and testing strategies (both white-box and black-box testing) for verifying the correctness of code. Final sections offer tips on creating more portable C/C++ code, with the last chapter suggesting that programmers can take advantage of interpreters (and regular expressions) to gain better control over their code. A handy appendix summarizes the dozens of tips offered throughout the book.<p> With its commonsense expertise and range of examples drawn from C, C++, and Java, <I>The Practice of Programming</I> is an excellent resource for improving the style and performance of your code base. <I>--Richard Dragan</I> 1019038 14 2 1999 The Practice of Programming total:54|5:19|4:19|3:13|2:2|1:1| 54 215 130 6 1032758 020161586X 9780201615869 52 6 3.98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180377435m/1032758.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1032758.The_Practice_of_Programming 4 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 13:36:29 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 14:21:11 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1032758 020161586X 9780201615869 52 6 3.98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180377435m/1032758.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1032758.The_Practice_of_Programming 3 1 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Nov 23 09:38:14 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 09:41:10 -0800 2008 CS 2430 back when I was 18...it's alright, but this kind of book has been done better numerous times. 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