Programming Pearls Paperback - 1999
by Bentley, Jon
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- Good
- Paperback
Bentley's bestselling guide to programming creativity is now updated for today's programmer. Features include programming in the small: algorithms, data structures, and program design; practical advice; and new coverage of testing, debugging, performance experiments, QuickSorts, and more.
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- Title Programming Pearls
- Author Bentley, Jon
- Binding Paperback
- Edition INTERNATIONAL ED
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Addison-Wesley Professional, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-09-27
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0201657880.G
- ISBN 9780201657883 / 0201657880
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.6 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 1.52 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Computer programming
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99046520
- Dewey Decimal Code 005.1
About Bonita California, United States
From the rear cover
"The first edition of Programming Pearls was one of the most influential books I read early in my career, and many of the insights I first encountered in that book stayed with me long after I read it. Jon has done a wonderful job of updating the material. I am very impressed at how fresh the new examples seem."
--Steve McConnell
When programmers list their favorite books, Jon Bentley's collection of programming pearls is commonly included among the classics. Just as natural pearls grow from grains of sand that irritate oysters, programming pearls have grown from real problems that have irritated real programmers. With origins beyond solid engineering, in the realm of insight and creativity, Bentley's pearls offer unique and clever solutions to those nagging problems. Illustrated by programs designed as much for fun as for instruction, the book is filled with lucid and witty descriptions of practical programming techniques and fundamental design principles. It is not at all surprising that Programming Pearls has been so highly valued by programmers at every level of experience.
In this revision, the first in 14 years, Bentley has substantially updated his essays to reflect current programming methods and environments. In addition, there are three new essays on
- testing, debugging, and timing
- set representations
- string problems
All the original programs have been rewritten, and an equal amount of new code has been generated. Implementations of all the programs, in C or C++, are now available on the Web.
What remains the same in this new edition is Bentley's focus on the hard core of programming problems and his delivery of workable solutions to those problems. Whether you are new to Bentley's classic or are revisiting his work for some fresh insight, the book is sure to make your own list of favorites.
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