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Programming Pearls Paperback – 1 January 1986

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This book is a collection and expansion of the column, "Programming Pearls," published in Communication of the Association for Computing Machinery. The essays present programs that go beyond solid engineering techniques to be creative and clever solutions to computer problems. The programs are fun and they teach important programming techniques and fundamental design principles. Written in a engaging style, this book will appeal to people with some programming experience who want to learn more about refining their techniques. ACM Press. 0201103311B04062001
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    15.24 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm
  6. ISBN-10
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This book is a collection and expansion of the column, "Programming Pearls," published in Communication of the Association for Computing Machinery. The essays present programs that go beyond solid engineering techniques to be creative and clever solutions to computer problems. The programs are fun and they teach important programming techniques and fundamental design principles. Written in a engaging style, this book will appeal to people with some programming experience who want to learn more about refining their techniques. ACM Press.



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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Addison Wesley; 1st edition (1 January 1986)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0201103311
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0201103311
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm
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G.K.W. van den Parabum
4.0 out of 5 stars Ce livre existe en deux versions aux contenus différents.
Reviewed in France on 8 July 2021
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Recueil d'articles des années 1980 rassemblés en un petit livre, dont on peut se faire une bonne idée en regardant le site du livre et les pages rendues publiques. Le contenu rappelle ""Haha!" de Martin Gardner (qu'il cite), et intéressera tous les passionnés d'algorithmes. Mais il y a au moins deux versions de ce livre . J'ai acheté l'édition originale, qui n'a pas de défauts d'impression, mais qui n'avait que 13 chapitres (au lieu de 15) : il manque notamment 'A Small Matter of Programming' (ch. 5) et 'String of Pearls' (ch. 15), qui traite des chaînes de caractères. Lecture agréable tout de même!
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Roger Merritt
5.0 out of 5 stars I was glad to get this gem again
Reviewed in the United States on 16 January 2014
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This book is really very dated, yet in another way it's timeless. I used to have a copy but it was lost in various moves around the world. I have been able to keep my copy of a book referred to in this one, Kerhighan and Plauger's "Software Tools." Bentley's book is about programming back in the '80s, and uses programming languages that are not much used any more (Fortran, Cobol). On the other hand the design methods and ways of thinking about problems are as valid and useful as ever. I loved this book, but have to admit that it calls for more dedication than I now have.
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Mark M
4.0 out of 5 stars Makes a programmer think
Reviewed in the United States on 29 May 2002
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I have programmed for 20 years, and there are references in this book older than that. However, this touches on the principles and that can make you think more about how you code and the impact it will have on performance. The writing style of the book can be confusing at times, and that is probably why I would not give this 5 stars. It seems like these were supposed to have been articles in some Computer periodical and put together as a book. If you are looking for a book on programming as a craft this would be a book to own.
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Christopher M. Goebel
5.0 out of 5 stars I like this book a lot.
Reviewed in the United States on 9 October 2018
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It is short and easy to read. The sections are separated enough that you can read it in chunks. There is no need to read it all at once. Several of the examples in the book are things that I could imagine encountering in the real world.
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Aaron Pasteris
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book had to get another copy
Reviewed in the United States on 12 May 2020
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Great book on how to think about a problem - while it is programming specific, the knowledge is widely applicable.
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