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Dewey Decimal Number: 005.1 EAN: 9781556154843 Edition: 1 ISBN: 1556154844 Label: Microsoft Press Manufacturer: Microsoft Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 896 Publication Date: May 14, 1993 Publisher: Microsoft Press Studio: Microsoft Press Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Believed by many of our customers to be the best practical guide to writing commercial software, and Highly Recommended. Product Description: "Code complete" is the phrase used by programmers to announce the completion of a software program. Drawing its examples from a variety of computer languages, this book focuses on programming technique rather than the requirements of a specific programming language or environment. Steve McConnell developed True Type and Windows for the Microsoft Corporation. Topics include: front-end planning, applying good design techniques to construction, using data effectively, using common and advanced control structures, secrets of self-documenting code, testing and debugging techniques, improving performance with code tuning, managing construction activities, and relating personal character to the development of superior software. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - My Favorite Programming BookThere's not much I can add that other reviewers haven't already written. I asked another programmer what book he would recommend and he said "Code Complete". I bought it and I say it's fantastic. I've been programming for over 10 years and I wish the other developers I'm working with would all read it and apply it's principles. Rating: - Every beginning programmer should own thisMcConnell does just an excellent job explaining much of the rationale behind some Good Things when writing procedural code. I'm an RPG programmer and learnt many good things. Recommended! Rating: - Absolutely necessary for any software developer or managerThis book is extremely practical. Why more people have not read it is a mystery to me. I read this early on in my career, and it has helped me identify problems early on, work around potential pitfalls, and deliver projects on time or close to on time. It has given me the courage to speak up early and often. If you want to be a software professional, I strongly recommend you throroughly study this book and apply its principals. Sure, all of the concepts are not applicable nowadays, but ... Read More Rating: - A programming book that's actually fun to read cover to coverThis is an outstandingly good book about software construction techniques that lead to a sound, robust product. It starts with simple things like naming conventions, function layout and commenting methods, but covers the whole software development cycle of design, programming and quality assurance. Although it gives plenty of source code examples in several different programming languages, these are always short and easy to follow even for 'language foreigners'. Source code examples are only used to ... Read More Rating: - The classic text for improving software constructionMost programmers cannot create reliable software. Most programmers do not construct computer programs correctly, regardless of methodology, language, platform, etc. For those who don't have a formal education in computer programming (e.g., Computer Science), or for those who don't want to forget the important concepts they did learn, Steve McConnell presents a classic text that drives all of these concepts home. McConnell covers everything involved in the process of constructing code, from methods of ... Read More |
