Distribute copies of Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams,
by Tom Demarco and Timothy Lister to all EA execs.
It explains why what they are doing is bad for the bottom line.
The bandwidth measurement tools pathchar, pchar, and clink can measure the capacity of a T1 with high accuracy from anywhere on a LAN connected to one end of the T1.
Hi All,
I don't know where this quote is from, but it
is not from my book, and does not reflect my
attitude toward C.
The preface of the book discusses some of the
problems using C++ as a first language for new
programmers, but after that we get down to the
business of teaching programming.
Anyway, there is a C++ version of the book, too!
Cheers,
Allen Downey
Re:There are other books in this series
on
Think Python
·
· Score: 2, Interesting
Hi. Thanks for mentioning the other versions
of "How to think..."! Actually, the Java version
was the original (I used it at Colby College)
and then I wrote the C++ version to help students
prepare for the AP exam.
Jeff Elkner translated the Java version into
Python, and Chris Meyers translated some of the
later chapters and added some new material. So
the Python version is truly the result of a Free
Content collaboration (I have never met Jeff or
Chris in person).
I am in the process of editing and expanding the
Java version, in preparation for the AP Exam's
switch to Java. The web page for the Java
version is:
http://thinkapjava.com
Cheers,
Allen Downey
Re:How about how to think like a Software Engineer
on
Think Python
·
· Score: 2, Informative
Ooo! I _knew_ I was gonna get flamed for choosing a pretentious title. Really, it's mostly meant to be silly (not a marketing angle).
The book is (just) an introduction to computer science that focuses on the basics of programming. It covers the material I've been able to get college students to understand in one semester, which means yes to functional and data abstraction and no to modules as first class citizens.
It's also aimed at people with no programming experience at all, so I tried to explain the basics slowly and LOUDLY.
Thanks to all the slashdotters that have commented on the book!
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Distribute copies of Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams, by Tom Demarco and Timothy Lister to all EA execs. It explains why what they are doing is bad for the bottom line.
The bandwidth measurement tools pathchar,
pchar, and clink can measure the capacity
of a T1 with high accuracy from anywhere
on a LAN connected to one end of the T1.
See:
http://www.allendowney.com/downey/clink/
Hi All, I don't know where this quote is from, but it is not from my book, and does not reflect my attitude toward C. The preface of the book discusses some of the problems using C++ as a first language for new programmers, but after that we get down to the business of teaching programming. Anyway, there is a C++ version of the book, too! Cheers, Allen Downey
Hi. Thanks for mentioning the other versions of "How to think..."! Actually, the Java version was the original (I used it at Colby College) and then I wrote the C++ version to help students prepare for the AP exam. Jeff Elkner translated the Java version into Python, and Chris Meyers translated some of the later chapters and added some new material. So the Python version is truly the result of a Free Content collaboration (I have never met Jeff or Chris in person). I am in the process of editing and expanding the Java version, in preparation for the AP Exam's switch to Java. The web page for the Java version is: http://thinkapjava.com Cheers, Allen Downey
Ooo! I _knew_ I was gonna get flamed for
choosing a pretentious title. Really, it's
mostly meant to be silly (not a marketing
angle).
The book is (just) an introduction to computer
science that focuses on the basics of programming.
It covers the material I've been able to get
college students to understand in one semester,
which means yes to functional and data abstraction
and no to modules as first class citizens.
It's also aimed at people with no programming
experience at all, so I tried to explain the
basics slowly and LOUDLY.
Thanks to all the slashdotters that have commented
on the book!
Cheers,
Allen Downey