Programming Pearls - (English Edition) (2nd Edition)

Author: Jon Bentley
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This book explores a series of practical problems for programmers, which are summaries of common real-world issues. Although the author does not provide specific code solutions for these problems, he remains highly insightful and creative in discussing these programmer-ing real-world challenges. This approach guides readers to understand the problems and learn problem-solving skills, which are fundamental skills in a programmer's actual career. To this end, the book presents some carefully designed, interesting, and instructive programs that offer clear and comprehensive solutions to complex programming problems. The book is also filled with clear and wise descriptions of practical programming techniques and basic design principles. Based on the edition, this book adds three new aspects: testing, debugging, and measurement, as well as set representations and string problems. All programs in the edition have been rewritten, generating equivalent new code.
About the Author: Jon Bentley is a technical committee member at the Computer Science Research Center of Bell Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey. Since 1998, he has been a contributing editor for Dr. Dobb's Journal. His "Programming Pearls" column has been one of the most popular features in top academic journals, such as the Communications of the ACM, for many years. This book is based on these columns.