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The Elements of Programming Style

Known as: Elements of Programming Style, The Elements of Programming Style (book) 
The Elements of Programming Style, by Brian W. Kernighan and P. J. Plauger, is a study of programming style, advocating the notion that computer… 
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2016
2016
The ‘FizzBuzz’ Programming Test: A Case-Based Exploration of Rhetorical Style in Code
While software developers have long discussed concerns of style in regards to writing code, scholars of computation would benefit… 
2013
2013
The Elements of Programming Style for Making Class Materials with Figures
Mathematics teachers want to enable students to understand mathematical objects clearly and want to use their original class… 
2011
2011
Fortran refactoring for legacy systems
1999
1999
What Have You Learned Today?
ver the past 25 years, Brian Kernighan has been involved in some of the most interesting projects in computer science and… 
1996
1996
The Elements of Programming Style in Design Calculations
1991
1991
A taxonomy of programmers.
The Elements of Programming Style is now fifteen years old. In many respects, it has accomplished its purpose: the truly terrible… 
1989
1989
Can't Happen or /* NOTREACHED */ or Real Programs Dump Core*
UNIX† programmers too often fail to check for failure of system calls or functions, taking the familiar teen-age attitude that… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Review of "The Elements of Programming Style, by Kernighan, Brian W. and Plauger, P. J.", McGraw Hill, 1974
also span the wide-range of interests that installation managers must address. Mine lie in the area of testing, verifying, and… 
1974
1974
B74-44 The Elements of Programming Style
The preoccupation with structured programming is so great these days that it is difficult to find a paper in the current… 
Review
1974
Review
1974
Review of The elements of programming style by Brian W. Kernighan and P. J. Plauger. McGraw-Hill Company, 1974.
0cca510na11y a 600k appear5 at the r19ht t1me 0n the r19ht 5u6ject Wr1tten 1n a c1ear and c0nc15e manner wh1ch pr0mpt5 the reader… 
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