Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Second Edition - page 1
- 9.2. Pseudocode for Pros
- 9.3. Constructing Routines by Using the PPP
- 9.4. Alternatives to the PPP
- Key Points
- Part III: Variables
- In this part:
- Chapter 10. General Issues in Using Variables
- 10.1. Data Literacy
- 10.2. Making Variable Declarations Easy
- 10.3. Guidelines for Initializing Variables
- 10.4. Scope
- 10.5. Persistence
- 10.6. Binding Time
- 10.7. Relationship Between Data Types and Control Structures
- 10.8. Using Each Variable for Exactly One Purpose
- Key Points
- Chapter 11. The Power of Variable Names
- 11.1. Considerations in Choosing Good Names
- 11.2. Naming Specific Types of Data
- 11.3. The Power of Naming Conventions
- 11.4. Informal Naming Conventions
- 11.5. Standardized Prefixes
- 11.6. Creating Short Names That Are Readable
- 11.7. Kinds of Names to Avoid
- Key Points
- Chapter 12. Fundamental Data Types
- 12.1. Numbers in General
- 12.2. Integers
- 12.3. Floating-Point Numbers
- 12.4. Characters and Strings
- 12.5. Boolean Variables
- 12.6. Enumerated Types
- 12.7. Named Constants
- 12.8. Arrays
- 12.9. Creating Your Own Types (Type Aliasing)
- Key Points
- Chapter 13. Unusual Data Types
- 13.1. Structures
- 13.2. Pointers
- 13.3. Global Data
- Additional Resources
- Key Points
- Part IV: Statements
- In this part:
- Chapter 14. Organizing Straight-Line Code
- 14.1. Statements That Must Be in a Specific Order
- 14.2. Statements Whose Order Doesn t Matter
- Key Points
- Chapter 15. Using Conditionals
- 15.1. if Statements
- 15.2. case Statements
- Key Points
- Chapter 16. Controlling Loops
- 16.1. Selecting the Kind of Loop
- 16.2. Controlling the Loop
- 16.3. Creating Loops Easily-From the Inside Out
- 16.4. Correspondence Between Loops and Arrays
- Key Points
- Chapter 17. Unusual Control Structures
- 17.1. Multiple Returns from a Routine
- 17.2. Recursion
- 17.3. goto
- 17.4. Perspective on Unusual Control Structures
- Additional Resources
- Key Points
- Chapter 18. Table-Driven Methods
- 18.1. General Considerations in Using Table-Driven Methods
- 18.2. Direct Access Tables
- 18.3. Indexed Access Tables
- 18.4. Stair-Step Access Tables
- 18.5. Other Examples of Table Lookups
- Key Points
- Chapter 19. General Control Issues
- 19.1. Boolean Expressions
- 19.2. Compound Statements (Blocks)
- 19.3. Null Statements
- 19.4. Taming Dangerously Deep Nesting
- 19.5. A Programming Foundation: Structured Programming
- 19.6. Control Structures and Complexity
- Key Points
