Software Design for Flexibility : How to Avoid Programming Yourself into a Corner
Hanson, Chris, Sussman, Gerald Jay
Language: English
Published by MIT Press, 2021
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- Title
- Software Design for Flexibility : How to Avoid Programming Yourself into a Corner
- Author
- Hanson, Chris, Sussman, Gerald Jay
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Publication year
- 2021
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0262045494
- ISBN 13
- 9780262045490
- Item weight
- 1.667 pounds
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Time pressures encourage programmers to write code that works well for a narrow purpose, with no room to grow. But the best systems are evolvable; they can be adapted for new situations by adding code, rather than changing the existing code. The authors describe techniques they have found effective--over their combined 100-plus years of programming experience--that will help programmers avoid programming themselves into corners.
The authors explore ways to enhance flexibility by:
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About the Author
Gerald Jay Sussman is Panasonic Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT. He is the coauthor of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics, and Functional Differential Equations (all published by the MIT Press).
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