The Elements Of Programming Style
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In an era when software craftsmanship was still finding its voice, The Elements of Programming Style arrived as a clarion call for clarity, simplicity, and rigor in code. Drawing on real-world examples of flawed code taken directly from programming textbooks of the time, Brian W. Kernighan and P.J. Plauger systematically diagnose common pitfalls and prescribe remedies through a set of memorable, actionable rules — all delivered in a precise, no-nonsense tone that mirrors the discipline they advocate. Now in its expanded Second Edition, this landmark text argues that good programming is not merely a technical skill but a form of clear thinking made visible. Its influence on a generation of software engineers is immeasurable, cementing its place alongside the great style guides of technical writing. The book's deceptively simple maxims — Say what you mean, simply and directly — continue to resonate with programmers at every level, leaving the reader to wonder just how much elegant software might have been lost to poor style.
Author: Kernighan And Plauger
Format: Paperback
Published: 1978, McGraw-Hill
Genre: Education theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In an era when software craftsmanship was still finding its voice, The Elements of Programming Style arrived as a clarion call for clarity, simplicity, and rigor in code. Drawing on real-world examples of flawed code taken directly from programming textbooks of the time, Brian W. Kernighan and P.J. Plauger systematically diagnose common pitfalls and prescribe remedies through a set of memorable, actionable rules — all delivered in a precise, no-nonsense tone that mirrors the discipline they advocate. Now in its expanded Second Edition, this landmark text argues that good programming is not merely a technical skill but a form of clear thinking made visible. Its influence on a generation of software engineers is immeasurable, cementing its place alongside the great style guides of technical writing. The book's deceptively simple maxims — Say what you mean, simply and directly — continue to resonate with programmers at every level, leaving the reader to wonder just how much elegant software might have been lost to poor style.