Re: Timeless Classics of Software Engineering
Date: 22 Sep 2004 04:46:41 -0700
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Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn_at_garlic.com> wrote in message news:<u1xhstjld.fsf_at_mail.comcast.net>...
IMO it is a classic but the evolution of C++ has caused it to become
somewhat dated. That is why I give it a qualified recommendation. The
main ideas are certainly important and AFAIK are not covered by any
other text. And there is some pioneering work, such as metrics and
> > The other essential on my book case is Lakos' "Large Scale C++
> > Software Design". It's applicable to any language and has enough
> > rationale that's grounded in real development practices and the
> > problems of large scale projects that I think it's relevant to the
> > original topic.
Regards,
Andrew Marlow Received on Wed Sep 22 2004 - 13:46:41 CEST