Chapter 4. Key Construction Decisions

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Contents

  • Choice of Programming Language page 61

  • Programming Conventions page 66

  • Your Location on the Technology Wave page 66

  • Selection of Major Construction Practices page 69

Related Topics

  • Upstream prerequisites: Chapter 3

  • Determine the kind of software you're working on: Section 3.2

  • How program size affects construction: Chapter 27

  • Managing construction: Chapter 28

  • Software design: Chapter 5, and Chapters 6 through 9

Once you're sure an appropriate groundwork has been laid for construction, preparation turns toward more construction-specific decisions. Chapter 3, "Measure Twice, Cut Once: Upstream Prerequisites," discussed the software equivalent of blueprints and construction permits. You might not have had much control over those preparations, so the focus of that chapter was on assessing what you have to work with when construction begins. This chapter focuses on preparations that individual programmers and technical leads are responsible for, directly or indirectly. It discusses the software equivalent of how to select specific tools for your tool belt and how to load your truck before you head out to the job site.

If you feel you've read enough about construction preparations already, you might skip ahead to Chapter 5, "Design in Construction."

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Code Complete
Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Second Edition
ISBN: 0735619670
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 334

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