The Practice of Programming

Withthesameinsightandauthoritythatmadetheirbook"TheUnixProgrammingEnvironment"aclassic，BrianKernighanandRobPikehavewritten"ThePracticeofProgramming"tohelpmakeindividualprogrammersmoreeffectiveandproductive.Thepracticeofprogrammingismorethanjustwritingcode.Programmersmustalsoassesstradeoffs，chooseamongdesignalternatives，debugandtest，improveperformance，andmaintainsoftwarewrittenbythemselvesandothers.Atthesametime，theymustbeconcernedwithissueslikecompatibility，robustness，andreliability，whilemeetingspecifications."ThePracticeofProgramming"coversallthesetopics，andmore.Thisbookisfullofpracticaladviceandreal-worldexamplesinC，C++，Java，andavarietyofspecial-purposelanguages.Itincludeschapterson：ULLIdebugging：findingbugsquicklyandmethodicallyLItesting：guaranteeingthatsoftwareworkscorrectlyandreliablyLIperformance：makingprogramsfasterandmorecompactLIportability：ensuringthatprogramsruneverywherewithoutchangeLIdesign：balancinggoalsandconstraintstodecidewhichalgorithmsanddatastructuresarebestLIinterfaces：usingabstractionandinformationhidingtocontroltheinteractionsbetweencomponentsLIstyle：writingcodethatworkswellandisapleasuretoreadLInotation：choosinglanguagesandtoolsthatletthemachinedomoreofthework/ULKernighanandPikehavedistilledyearsofexperiencewritingprograms，teaching，andworkingwithotherprogrammerstocreatethisbook.Anyonewhowritessoftwarewillprofitfromtheprinciplesandguidancein"ThePracticeofProgramming."020161586XB04062001