Author : David Gries
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 22,89 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1461259835
Describes basic programming principles and their step-by- step applications.Numerous examples are included.
Author : Alexander Stepanov
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 26,78 MB
Release : 2019-06-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0578222140
Elements of Programming provides a different understanding of programming than is presented elsewhere. Its major premise is that practical programming, like other areas of science and engineering, must be based on a solid mathematical foundation. This book shows that algorithms implemented in a real programming language, such as C++, can operate in the most general mathematical setting. For example, the fast exponentiation algorithm is defined to work with any associative operation. Using abstract algorithms leads to efficient, reliable, secure, and economical software.
Author : Eric C.R. Hehner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,73 MB
Release : 2012-09-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1441985964
There are several theories of programming. The first usable theory, often called "Hoare's Logic", is still probably the most widely known. In it, a specification is a pair of predicates: a precondition and postcondition (these and all technical terms will be defined in due course). Another popular and closely related theory by Dijkstra uses the weakest precondition predicate transformer, which is a function from programs and postconditions to preconditions. lones's Vienna Development Method has been used to advantage in some industries; in it, a specification is a pair of predicates (as in Hoare's Logic), but the second predicate is a relation. Temporal Logic is yet another formalism that introduces some special operators and quantifiers to describe some aspects of computation. The theory in this book is simpler than any of those just mentioned. In it, a specification is just a boolean expression. Refinement is just ordinary implication. This theory is also more general than those just mentioned, applying to both terminating and nonterminating computation, to both sequential and parallel computation, to both stand-alone and interactive computation. And it includes time bounds, both for algorithm classification and for tightly constrained real-time applications.
Author : Bonnie A. Nardi
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,39 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780262140539
Analyzes cognitive, social and technical issues of end user programming. Drawing on empirical research on existing end user systems, this text examines the importance of task-specific programming languages, visual application frameworks and collaborative work practices for end user computing.
Author : Sergei Winitzki
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 28,9 MB
Release :
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ISBN : 0359768776
Author : Brian W. Kernighan
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 38,70 MB
Release : 1999-02-09
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0133133419
With the same insight and authority that made their book The Unix Programming Environment a classic, Brian Kernighan and Rob Pike have written The Practice of Programming to help make individual programmers more effective and productive. The practice of programming is more than just writing code. Programmers must also assess tradeoffs, choose among design alternatives, debug and test, improve performance, and maintain software written by themselves and others. At the same time, they must be concerned with issues like compatibility, robustness, and reliability, while meeting specifications. The Practice of Programming covers all these topics, and more. This book is full of practical advice and real-world examples in C, C++, Java, and a variety of special-purpose languages. It includes chapters on: debugging: finding bugs quickly and methodically testing: guaranteeing that software works correctly and reliably performance: making programs faster and more compact portability: ensuring that programs run everywhere without change design: balancing goals and constraints to decide which algorithms and data structures are best interfaces: using abstraction and information hiding to control the interactions between components style: writing code that works well and is a pleasure to read notation: choosing languages and tools that let the machine do more of the work Kernighan and Pike have distilled years of experience writing programs, teaching, and working with other programmers to create this book. Anyone who writes software will profit from the principles and guidance in The Practice of Programming.
Author : John C. Reynolds
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 15,93 MB
Release : 1981
Category : ALGOL (Computer program language)
ISBN :
The modern computer is so powerful that a casual knowledge of programming suffices for most of its users. However, a variety of circumstances can abruptly require a much deeper understanding: the need to structure a program carefully to avoid being overwhelmed by its complexity, the need to insure reliability beyond what can be achieved by debugging, or the need to utilize computing resources efficiently. Beyond such practical considerations is an inherent intellectual satisfaction in mastering the fundamental concepts of programming. The aim of this book is to provide such mastery concept by concept.
Author : John M. Zelle
Publisher : Franklin, Beedle & Associates, Inc.
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 12,47 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1887902996
This book is suitable for use in a university-level first course in computing (CS1), as well as the increasingly popular course known as CS0. It is difficult for many students to master basic concepts in computer science and programming. A large portion of the confusion can be blamed on the complexity of the tools and materials that are traditionally used to teach CS1 and CS2. This textbook was written with a single overarching goal: to present the core concepts of computer science as simply as possible without being simplistic.
Author : Maurice Howard Halstead
Publisher : Elsevier Publishing Company
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 30,97 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Computers
ISBN :
Book Designed for Computer Professional Linguists, Psychologists, & Mathematicians. Summarizes the Research in Field of Human/Machine Interaction.
Author : Daniel P. Friedman
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 30,30 MB
Release : 2008-04-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0262062798
A new edition of a textbook that provides students with a deep, working understanding of the essential concepts of programming languages, completely revised, with significant new material. This book provides students with a deep, working understanding of the essential concepts of programming languages. Most of these essentials relate to the semantics, or meaning, of program elements, and the text uses interpreters (short programs that directly analyze an abstract representation of the program text) to express the semantics of many essential language elements in a way that is both clear and executable. The approach is both analytical and hands-on. The book provides views of programming languages using widely varying levels of abstraction, maintaining a clear connection between the high-level and low-level views. Exercises are a vital part of the text and are scattered throughout; the text explains the key concepts, and the exercises explore alternative designs and other issues. The complete Scheme code for all the interpreters and analyzers in the book can be found online through The MIT Press web site. For this new edition, each chapter has been revised and many new exercises have been added. Significant additions have been made to the text, including completely new chapters on modules and continuation-passing style. Essentials of Programming Languages can be used for both graduate and undergraduate courses, and for continuing education courses for programmers.
