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The Art of Readable Code: Simple and Practical Techniques for Writing Better Code

The Art of Readable Code: Simple and Practical Techniques for Writing Better Code

The Art of Readable Code: Simple and Practical Techniques for Writing Better
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The Art of Readable Code: Simple and Practical Techniques for Writing Better Code Paperback - 2011 - 1st Edition

by Boswell, Dustin

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With this book, programmers will learn to write code that's easy to read and understand. This text focuses on the nuts and bolts of programming, with simple and practical techniques users can use every time they sit down to write code.

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  • Title The Art of Readable Code: Simple and Practical Techniques for Writing Better Code
  • Author Boswell, Dustin
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 202
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher O'Reilly Media
  • Publication date 2011-12-20
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ANAIS-0596802293
  • ISBN 9780596802295 / 0596802293
  • Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.08 x 7.07 x 0.42 in (23.06 x 17.96 x 1.07 cm)
  • Size 9.1X7.1X0.8
  • Category Computers - Languages / Programming
  • Library of Congress subjects Coding theory, Computer programming
  • Dewey Decimal Code 005.1
  • Quantity available 1

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From the publisher

As programmers, we've all seen source code that's so ugly and buggy it makes our brain ache. Over the past five years, authors Dustin Boswell and Trevor Foucher have analyzed hundreds of examples of "bad code" (much of it their own) to determine why they're bad and how they could be improved. Their conclusion? You need to write code that minimizes the time it would take someone else to understand it--even if that someone else is you.

This book focuses on basic principles and practical techniques you can apply every time you write code. Using easy-to-digest code examples from different languages, each chapter dives into a different aspect of coding, and demonstrates how you can make your code easy to understand.

  • Simplify naming, commenting, and formatting with tips that apply to every line of code
  • Refine your program's loops, logic, and variables to reduce complexity and confusion
  • Attack problems at the function level, such as reorganizing blocks of code to do one task at a time
  • Write effective test code that is thorough and concise--as well as readable

"Being aware of how the code you create affects those who look at it later is an important part of developing software. The authors did a great job in taking you through the different aspects of this challenge, explaining the details with instructive examples."

--Michael Hunger, passionate Software Developer

About the author

Although raised in the circus, Dustin Boswell realized early on that he was better at computers than at acrobatics. Dustin received his B.S. from CalTech, where he got hooked on Computer Science, and then went to UC San Diego for his Master's Degree. He worked at Google for five years, on a variety of projects including web crawling infrastructure. Dustin is now an internet startup junkie who spends his free time hiking the Santa Monica mountains and being a new dad.

Trevor Foucher has been shipping software projects for over 10 years, including Windows 2000 and OneCare at Microsoft, and Webmaster Tools at Google. He's been an individual contributor, manager, and tech lead. His goal is to make code more readable and reliable.

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