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Editorial Reviews - Software Tools From the Publisher With the same style and clarity that characterized their highly acclaimed book, The Elements of Programming Style, the authors have written Software Tools to teach how to write good programs that make good tools. The programs contained in the book are not artificial, but are actual programs ae tools which have proved valuable in the production of other programs. Modern programming techniques such as structured programming and top-down design are emphasized and applied to every program. The programs are presented in a structured language called Ratfor ("Rational Fortran") which can be easily understood by anyone familiar with Fortran or PL/I, Algol, PASCAL, or similar languages. (Ratfor translates readily into Fortran or PL/I. One of the tools presented is a preprocessor to translate Ratfor into Fortran). All of the programs are complete and have been tested directly from the text. The programs are available in machine-readable form from Addison-Wesley. Software Tools is ideal for use in a "software engineering" course, for a second course in programming, or as a supplement in any programming course. All programmers, professional and student, will find the book invaluable as a source of proven, useful programs for reading and study. Numerous exercises are provided to test comprehension and to extend the concepts presented in the text. Synopsis With the same style and clarity that characterized their highly acclaimed book, The Elements of Programming Style, the authors have written Software Tools to teach how to write good programs that make good tools. The programs contained in the book are not artificial, but are actual programs ae tools which have proved valuable in the production of other programs. Modern programming techniques such as structured programming and top-down design are emphasized and applied to every program. The programs are presented in a structured language called Ratfor ("Rational Fortran" Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Addison-Wesley Professional


Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1976


Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 352 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 020103669X


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 95


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.22 x 6.34 x 0.71 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #1,863,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,807 in Software Development (Books) #8,660 in Business Technology #115,203 in Science & Math (Books)


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    • A classic text on software engineering
Format: Paperback
In a certain way, software engineering is an art. In the past few decades, we have found some best practices. Nowadays there are tons of buzzwords out there -- agile, BDD, TDD, KISS... It's easy to get lost in the jungle of "software engineering methodologies". There is no silver bullet though. Instead of chasing those buzzwords in the hope of finding the best way to write software, my personal experience tells me that we should go back to the root of software engineering: why we are writing software, and what is the relationship between software developer, software, and machine. I think Software Tools answered those fundamental questions elegantly. Or, at least it brought up those questions. This book covers almost every aspect of programming, in the context of writing practical command line tools for UNIX. At that time, FORTRAN was the de facto programming language. There was a big cognitive gap between the programming language at hand (unstructured, messy, low-level), and the programming model in our head (structured, clean, abstract, high-level). To address this problem, the authors proposed to build software "into" the programming language, instead of "in" the programming language. This insight is still valid today, because we still haven't found a programming language that can match the thought pattern of human brain directly. We still have to manually translate our high-level thoughts into low-level program statements. Software engineering about conquering not only the complexity of the outside world (e.g. the inherent complexity of the task that software want to handle), but also the complicity of the programming language itself (e.g. the language itself is not as neat as our thoughts). After all, there is little software engineering concern if the task at hand can be done with a domain-specific language (very high-level usually) in 100 lines. Complexity comes in when we cannot have a language that is high-level enough to match the task at hand, so we need to organize the code to better match the tasks. The idea of programming into language is so old, yet so new. It was first proposed by the generation of early LISP programmers. They would build their own LISP from ground-up, up till the level where they can use the new LISP to solve the problem. The problem is, your language is not LISP. In fact, your language sucks. I am sure that there are good features in every programming language, but you can hardly find all your favorite language features or high-level constructions/libraries in one language. The fact that there is no silver bullet language calls us to patch up, to enhance our language, until it matches the abstraction level of our mental model, or the tasks at hand. Software tools is the book that teaches you how to use your language to build clean and useful blocks and then get things done. It does so by building some of the most useful tools in the UNIX programming environment. Once you followed the idea of building into a language, language will not be your obstacle, and all the best practices are in fact ways to enhance the language (e.g. design patterns). I also enjoy the writing style of this book. There are hands-on examples across the book. There is no checklist/dogma, but examples and tips drawing from those examples. You can get a lot from it if you actually try to build those software tools in C. Anyway, do not miss this classic if you really wants to craft good software. For me, it is the missing manual for me to conquer my stupid programming language. Programming languages are and will always be stupid, and that's why I need to transform them to be MY language. Using this book to guide that transformation today, and you will be more productive when using your language. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2008 by Eric Turner
    • A classic
Format: Paperback
While the book is about software written in Fortran IV (technically Ratfor), the concepts are fundamental and predate object oriented programming. I lost my copy and bought a new one, just to remind myself of its great ideas.
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2018 by Gregg Marshall
    • Learn how to make good software tools.
Format: Paperback
Software Tools is an excellent book that shows a programmer (coder, software engineer) how to write good programs to implement useful tools.
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2017 by Tom Johnson
    • first principles, but a bit dated
Format: Paperback
seems a bit dated to me. Not the most relevant book I've owned. It was a pleasure to read, though.
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2010 by AJ
    • A window into early software organization
Format: Paperback
This would be considered fairly standard well-known items these days, but in the context of the evolution of software development this book has been a significant mark along that path.
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2015 by Patrick S Malloy
    • Not just a programming book, a philosophical outlook on ...
Format: Paperback
Not just a programming book, a philosophical outlook on how work should be done. It will change how you think and work.
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2016 by MB
    • Classic book from legendary person
Format: Paperback
No matter how old the book is, It still a classic software design guide, notwithstanding
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2016 by LIUGANNING
    • good quality. Anyone who is interested in programming should ...
Format: Paperback
fast shipment, good quality. Anyone who is interested in programming should read this.
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2015 by kwillia

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