Programming on Purpose Essays on Software Design

A guided tour of numerous software design methods, this volume collects into book form a variety of articles from P.J. Plauger's monthly columnProgramming on Purpose which has been entertaining readers ofComputer Language Magazine for years. Topics span the gamut from how to be a software entrepreneur, the innards of floating point arithmetic, and the turbulent world of software design methodologies, including structured analysis and data-structured design, why "bottom-up" design isn't always foolish, and why "top-down" design isn't always wise.MARKETS: For supplemental reading in an intermediate or advanced course on software design methods or software engineering, and for practicing programmers, software engineers, and specialists.Plauger, P. J. is the author of 'Programming on Purpose Essays on Software Design' with ISBN 9780137213740 and ISBN 0137213743.