A collection of essays drawn from Plauger's popular monthly column, "Programming on Purpose", in Computer Language magazine. Focusing throughout on people-related matters, Plauger shows software writers how to be really ingenious; how to protect the fruits of their ingenuity; how to mix technology and politics; and how NOT to write shelfware.
Phillip James Plauger is an author and entrepreneur. He has written and co-written articles and books about programming style, software tools, the C programming language, and science fiction short stories.