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The Elements of Programming Style
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Brian W. Kernighan, P. J. Plauger / Paperback / Published 1988
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Published in 1978. 168 pages.
Was first published in 1979. Now slightly outdated. Code Complete : A Practical Handbook of Software Construction contains similar material if you want a more recent book, but this book pioneered the field. Contains an interesting discussion of how to transform the program to a better one and common pitfalls in programming. The authors have provided an useful set of tips for coding (and sometimes design). Here is a summary of the important programming style tips from Brian Kernighan's 1994 guest CS50 lecture:
Say what you mean, simply and directly.
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