Max Kanat-Alexander

Code Simplicity (eBook, PDF)

The Fundamentals of Software

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Good software design is simple and easy to understand. Unfortunately, the average computer program today is so complex that no one could possibly comprehend how all the code works. This concise guide helps you understand the fundamentals of good design through scientific lawsprinciples you can apply to any programming language or project from here to eternity.Whether youre a junior programmer, senior software engineer, or non-technical manager, youll learn how to create a sound plan for your software project, and make better decisions about the pattern and structure of your system.Discover why good software design has become the missing scienceUnderstand the ultimate purpose of software and the goals of good designDetermine the value of your design now and in the futureExamine real-world examples that demonstrate how a system changes over timeCreate designs that allow for the most change in the environment with the least change in the softwareMake easier changes in the future by keeping your code simpler nowGain better knowledge of your softwares behavior with more accurate tests

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Reilly Media
• Seitenzahl: 84
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781449334703
• Artikelnr.: 42123748

Autorenporträt

Max Kanat-Alexander, Chief Architect of the open-source Bugzilla Project, Google Software Engineer, and writer, has been fixing computers since he was eight years old and writing software since he was fourteen. He is the author of http://www.codesimplicity.com/ and http://www.fedorafaq.org, and is currently living in Northern California.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Definitions, Facts, Rules, and Laws
Conventions Used in This Book
Attribution and Permissions
Safari® Books Online
How to Contact The Author
How to Contact O'Reilly
Acknowledgments
Content Updates
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Why Simplicity?
1.2 Software Design
Chapter 2: The Purpose of Software
2.1 Real-World Application
Chapter 3: The Future
3.1 The Equation of Software Design
3.2 The Quality of Design
3.3 Unforeseeable Consequences
Chapter 4: Change
4.1 Change in a Real-World Program
4.2 The Three Flaws
4.3 Incremental Development and Design
Chapter 5: Defects and Design
5.1 If It Ain't Broken...
5.2 Don't Repeat Yourself
Chapter 6: Simplicity
6.1 Simplicity and the Equation of Software Design
6.2 Simplicity Is Relative
6.3 How Simple Do You Have to Be?
6.4 Be Consistent
6.5 Readability
6.6 Simplicity Requires Design
Chapter 7: Complexity
7.1 Complexity and Purpose
7.2 Bad Technologies
7.3 Complexity and the Wrong Solution
7.4 Complex Problems
7.5 Handling Complexity
7.6 Rewriting
Chapter 8: Testing
The Laws of Software Design
Facts, Laws, Rules, and Definitions