A discipline of programming by Edsger W. Dijkstra

A discipline of programming Edsger W. Dijkstra ebook
ISBN: 013215871X, 9780132158718
Format: djvu
Page: 232
Publisher: Prentice Hall, Inc.

Many of us, however, formerly self-studied the discipline of programming and filled in the gaps in our knowledge with most, if not all, of the subjects taught in the University programs. As a result Alistair sees Crystal as requiring less discipline than extreme programming, trading off less efficiency for a greater habitability and reduced chances of failure. He begins by considering the questions, "What is an algorithm?" and "What are we doing when we program? According to Dijkstra's experience, described in chapter "The problem of next permutation" of "A Discipline of Programming", the separation of code and data is essential for clarity. IMHO, the closer you are to the money, the more you make. I've done both and I think it is unfair. Still, if the only problems were deterministic access violations, I could live with them (I'm a very disciplined programmer). The sole justification for discipline in software development and maintenance, is that it as it prevents defects. Unknown November 13, 2011 at 10:29 AM. Great programming is a discipline. They are reasonably easy to reproduce and can be debugged using standard methods (code coverage). Publisher: Prentice Hall | pages: 217 | 1976 | ISBN: 013215871X | PDF | 14,3 mb. Van Wijngaarden, persuaded him that in the years to come he could be one of the people to make programming a respectable discipline. Somewhere in the middle are the true software engineers, who approach computer programming in a disciplined and rigourous knowledge-based manner, similar to that of engineers in other fields. The reaction of these teams suggested their levels of discipline with various practices.