Copyright

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Copyright © 2004 by Steven C. McConnell

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McConnell, Steve

Code Complete / Steve McConnell. 2nd ed.

p. cm.

Includes index.

1. Computer Software Development Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title.

QA76.76.D47M39 2004

005.1 dc22 2004049981

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 QWT 8 7 6 5 4 3

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Dedication

To my wife, Ashlie, who doesn't have much to do with computer programming but who has everything to do with enriching the rest of my life in more ways than I could possibly describe