[ale] [OT]: Programming Best Practices

[Dennany, Jerome {D177~Roswell}]

My $.02 :


You could try "Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction" by Steve McConnell. ISBN 1556154844
It was written in 1993, so it's a bit dated, but still an outstanding reference.  I really think this book is a 'must read'.

Also good by McConnell: Rapid Development.  
This is more related to project management, but it's really a good collection of 'uncommonly common-sense'. 


Both are available at www.bookpool.com for a decent discount.


Remember:Â  Free advice is worth what you paid for it!



Respectfully,


Jerry Dennany


-----Original Message-----
From: Danny Cox [mailto:danscox at mindspring.com]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 2:36 PM
To: Mike Lockhart
Cc: ALE Mailing List
Subject: Re: [ale] [OT]: Programming Best Practices


Mike,


On Tue, 2002-09-17 at 14:26, Mike Lockhart wrote:
> Does anyone know of any good sites or books that outline best practices
> for programming?  I've been getting into C a lot lately, and I'm having
> a hard time finding documentation about good memory management, using
> #define's, etc...
>
> It'd also be nice to find a book/site that I could apply to all types of
> code (C, C++, PHP, Perl, TclTk, Ruby, to name a few) as far as
> documenting functions, file separation, and so on.  I'm not looking for
> a style guide, I firmly believe that as long as your function prototypes
> meet the guidelines set by your company, how you style your code is
> entirely up to you.


        Let the opinions fly!  I'll start with my own.  It's an oldie but a
goodie:


        "The Element of Programming Style", Kernighan & Plauger, ISBN
0-07-034207-5.


        Copyrighted in 1978, it is *still* one of the best books, in my
opinion.  It uses FORTRAN and PL/I in it's examples, but is applicable
to all languages.  I still look for it in Borders, and find it in stock
there.


--
kernel, n.: A part of an operating system that preserves the
medieval traditions of sorcery and black art.


Danny



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