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Macintosh naming conventions
macro routines
    alternatives for [See routines, macro]
     limitations on
     multiple statements in
     naming 2nd
     parentheses with
magazines on programming
magic variables, avoiding 2nd 3rd
maintenance
     comments requiring
     design goal for
     error-prone routines, prioritizing for
     fixing defects, problems from
     maintainability defined
     readability benefit for
     structures for reducing
major construction practices checklist
managing construction
    code ownership attitudes [See construction, managing]
     complexity
     good coding, encouraging
     inspections, management role in
     key points
     managers
     measurements
     programmers, treatment of
     readability standard
     resources on
     reviewing all code
     rewarding good practices
     schedules, estimating
     signing off on code
     standards, authority to set
     standards, IEEE 2nd
     two-person teams
markers, defects from
matrices
mature technology environments
maximum normal configurations
maze recursion example
McCabe's complexity metric 2nd
measure twice, cut once
measurement
     advantages of
     arguing against
     goals for
     outlier identification
     resources for
     side effects of
     table of useful types of
memory
     allocation, error detection for
     corruption by pointers
     fillers
     initializing working
     paging operation performance impact
     pointers, corruption by
     tools for
mentoring
merge tools
metaphors, software
     accreting a system
     algorithmic use of 2nd
     building metaphor
     building vs. buying components
     combining
     computer-centric vs. data-centric views
     customization
     discoveries based on
     earth centric vs. sun centric views
     examples of
     farming
     growing a system
     heuristic use of
     importance of
     incremental development
     key points for
     modeling use for
     overextension of
     oyster farming
     pendulum example
     power of
     readability
     relative merits of 2nd
     simple vs. complex structures
     size of projects
     throwing one away
     toolbox approach
     using
     writing code example
methodologies [See also approaches to development]
methods
metrics reporters
minimum normal configurations
mission-critical systems
mixed-language environments
mixins
mock objects
modeling, metaphors as
moderator role in inspections
modularity
     design goal of
     global variables, damage from
modules, coupling considerations
multiple inheritance
multiple returns from routines
multiple-file string search capability