Software Design for Flexibility: How to Avoid Programming Yourself into a Corner

Description: Software Design for Flexibility by Chris Hanson, Gerald Jay Sussman "An advanced book on programming techniques to build flexible, robust, symbolic systems"-- FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Strategies for building large systems that can be easily adapted for new situations with only minor programming modifications.Strategies for building large systems that can be easily adapted for new situations with only minor programming modifications.Time pressures encourage programmers to write code that works well for a narrow purpose, with no room to grow. But the best systems are evolvable; they can be adapted for new situations by adding code, rather than changing the existing code. The authors describe techniques they have found effective--over their combined 100-plus years of programming experience--that will help programmers avoid programming themselves into corners.The authors explore ways to enhance flexibility by-Organizing systems using combinators to compose mix-and-match parts, ranging from small functions to whole arithmetics, with standardized interfacesAugmenting data with independent annotation layers, such as units of measurement or provenanceCombining independent pieces of partial information using unification or propagationSeparating control structure from problem domain with domain models, rule systems and pattern matching, propagation, and dependency-directed backtrackingExtending the programming language, using dynamically extensible evaluators Author Biography Chris Hanson is on the technical staff at Datera.Gerald Jay Sussman is Panasonic Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT. He is the coauthor of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics, and Functional Differential Equations (all published by the MIT Press). Table of Contents Foreword xiPreface xiiiAcknowledgments xix1 Flexibility in Nature and in Design 12 Domain-Specific Languages 213 Variations on an Arithmetic Theme 674 Pattern Matching 1575 Evaluation 2336 Layering 2997 Propagation 3278 Epilogue 373A Appendix: Supporting Software 377B Appendix: Scheme 379 Details ISBN0262045494 Author Gerald Jay Sussman Short Title Software Design for Flexibility Pages 448 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 0262045494 ISBN-13 9780262045490 Format Hardcover Subtitle How to Avoid Programming Yourself into a Corner DEWEY 005.1112 Imprint MIT Press Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2021-03-09 NZ Release Date 2021-03-09 US Release Date 2021-03-09 Publication Date 2021-03-09 UK Release Date 2021-03-09 Publisher MIT Press Ltd Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132717622;

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