Software Implementation

The emphasis in this book is on making programs that can be read and understood by programmers who were not involved in their initial writing. Chapter one offers a short history of programming. Chapter two discusses the programming task and its place in the life cycle model. Chapters four to seven cover the principles of programming including abstraction, lighting complexity, expository programming and the importance of correctness. Chapters eight to fifteen provide detailed coverage of such aspects of the practice of programming as choice of programming language, logical organisation of a program, the representation of data, and documentation.