Addison-Wesley, Inc., 2000.
ISBN 0-201-65788-0.
239 + xi pp. $24.95
This book is a collection of essays about a glamorous aspect of
software: programming pearls whose origins lie beyond solid
engineering, in the realm of insight and creativity. This book
provides a guide for both students and experienced
programmers about how to design and create programs, and
how to think about programming.
The book is full of small case studies, real examples, and interesting exercises for learning about how to program.
This web page contains samples from the whole work for you to investigate. For teachers, the links below lead to
some of the central material suitable for classroom use.
Steve McConnell describes the book as ``a celebration of design in the small''. Browse this site to sample it
yourself.
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