Jose Malacara wrote: > Does anyone recommend a good general programming book? Something that's not so much > language specific, but more about methodologies, techniques, etc. I don't have a > programming background, so I tend to have the most trouble when it comes to looking > at the larger picture and how a program should flow, rather than the finer details > like syntax. > > Thanks, > Jose
Hi Jose, Leslie Ann Robertson, "Simple Program Design", published by Course Technologies. An excellent text. The only language in it is a generalized psuedocode based on the logical processes common to all programmable computers. What this book focuses on most strongly is the process of functional decomposition. This is, IMHO, the most important organizational skill you can bring to the programming art--how to break an overall problem down into progressively more manageable chinks. You are asking the right question. Every prpogramming tool has "neat things" it can do particularly well, but there is no substitute for an understanding of the underlying development process for developing robust and portable programming skills. Good reading, Joseph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
