Patrick Chan

Jon Louis Bentley

A guide to practical programming techniques and design principles, with information on such topics as testing, debugging and timing, set representations, and string problems.

Programming Pearls

Confessions of a Coder

More Programming Pearls

Offering advice for programmers at entry level, each chapter in this work discusses problems the programmer might face on any day, and suggests methods to get around them.

Programming Pearls (2 Volumes - Programming Pearls and More Programming Pearls: Confessions of a Coder)

Classic on practical methods of optimizing programs: This book gives practical advice on improving the efficiency (optimizing) programs and the limits there of. While showing how to trade off speed for space or vice-versa, the author points out the limits that can be expected to gain. His list of techniques is a collection of practical approaches rather than theoretical possibilities. At 158 pages (not counting index) this book is eminently readable, accessable and useful. Clearly written and well organized this is a book to keep on your shelf for when a program needs improving. It is also a book to read before a program as a reminder not to make things complicated with optimization that aren't needed.

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