Simple Program Design: A Step-by-Step-Approach - Softcover

Lesley Anne Robertson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0170346846 ISBN 13: 9780170346849

Publisher: Cengage Learning Australia

Synopsis

This best-selling publication is designed for readers who want to solve common business challenges through programming techniques. Readers are guided to properly define the problem, divide it into modules, design a solution algorithm, and prove the algorithms correctness, before commencing any program code. By using pseudocode and modern programming techniques, the programmer can concentrate on developing a well-designed and correct solution, and thus eliminate many frustrating hours at the testing phase. This comprehensive and practical text provides thorough coverage and practical examples relating to business applications, and features a consistently structured approach when representing algorithms in hierarchy charts. The text is divided into two sections, the first covering algorithm design in the context of traditional programming and languages, and the second addressing algorithm design in the context of object-oriented programming. Coverage of these two key contexts equips students with the knowledge to solve day-to-day common business programming errors.

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About the Author

Lesley Anne Robertson was introduced to pseudocode design methodology when she joined IBM, Australia, in 1973 as a trainee programmer. Since then she has consistently used these techniques as a programmer, a systems analyst, and finally a lecturer in computing at the University of Western Sydney, NSW, where she taught computer program design for 11 years. Lesley now lives on a vineyard and winery in Mudgee, NSW, with her daughters, Lucy and Sally.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning Australia
• ISBN 10: 0170346846
• ISBN 13: 9780170346849
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4