For about as long as computer programming has been going on, so has the quest for better-quality code. Among the early additions to my bookshelf were “Programming Proverbs for FORTRAN Programmers” (1975) and “COBOL with Style” (1976).  Both books’ covers promise “Principles of good programming with numerous examples to improve programming style and proficiency” — Continue reading “The Art of Readable Code” →

One of our students was having a problem with review question 3.29 (page 131):  “If there are two conflicting specifications in a document-level style sheet, which of the two has precedence?” This was covered in section 3.13, Conflict Resolution, but a good example or two might have made things clearer. Continue reading Specificity: huh? →