The Science of Programming

By David Gries,

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Book description

Describes basic programming principles and their step-by-
step applications.Numerous examples are included.

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Why read it?

1 author picked The Science of Programming as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is essential in that it follows a systematic and scientific approach to software development, advocating for clarity in expressing algorithms, providing a rigorous framework for designing and reasoning about programs, and, fundamentally, always focusing on formal methods and mathematical techniques to ensure correctness and efficiency in programming code.

Most importantly, the book doesn’t just show you how to prove programs correct, but also teaches how to arrive from a definition to an efficient and correct solution, so I would recommend this to every developer.


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