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The science of programming

By David Gries

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
1981
ISBN
9780387906416, 038790641X
LCC
QA76.6 .G747
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2576328 bytes)
Series
Texts and Monographs in Computer Science
Pages
379\379
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

This is the very first book to discuss the theory and principles of computer programming on the basis of the idea that a proof of correctness and a program should be developed hand in hand. It is built around the method first proposed by Dijkstra in his monograph The Discipline of Programming (1976), involving a "calculus for the derivation of programs." Directing his materials to the computer programmer with at least one year of experience, Gries presents explicit principles behind program development, and then leads the reader through example programs using those principles. Propositions and predicate calculus are presented as a took for the programmer, rather than simply an object of study. The reader should come away with a fresh outlook on programming theory and practice, and the assurance to develop correct programs effectively.

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