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“Code. The Secret Language of Computer Science”, Charles Petzold

Libbie Hettinger — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 19:25:15 +0000

This book is the ABCs of computer technology. Step by step the author acquaints the reader with the essence of coding information, tells about the history of computers, with practical examples helps to master the basic concepts of information technology, in detail sets forth the principles of the processor and other computer devices.

Written in lively, accessible, and sometimes ironic style, the book is richly illustrated and consists of 25 chapters and a subject index.

The publication is intended primarily for college students (both humanities and technical), as well as for anyone interested in the principles of creating and running a computer.

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“The Human Factor. Successful Projects and Teams,” Tom Demarco, Timothy Lister

Libbie Hettinger — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:25:15 +0000

Few books about computers have had such a notable impact on software development management as The Human Factor. The unique insight of this book, which has maintained its position on the bestseller list for many years: the most difficult problems of software development are not technological, but social. These human problems are not easy to solve, but by solving them, you increase your chances of success to an upper limit.

The third edition has six new chapters and numerous edits to the main text, so that the book is now better suited to modern development environments and contemporary problems. In particular, it discusses leadership pathologies not previously thought of as pathologies, the evolving culture of meetings, and also the growing realization that some of our tools serve as anchors rather than engines. Anyone who needs to manage a software development project or an entire organization of this kind will find plenty of valuable advice in the pages of this book.

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“Algorithms. Construction and Analysis,” Thomas H. Cormen, Charles I. Lazerson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein

Libbie Hettinger — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 19:25:15 +0000

The book “Algorithms. Construction and Analysis” succeeds in combining completeness of coverage and rigor of presentation. Many books on algorithms are rigorous, but suffer from a certain incompleteness; others cover a huge amount of material, but do not present it rigorously enough. This book covers a wide variety of algorithms, combines a wide range of topics with depth and completeness, and is accessible to readers of all backgrounds. Each chapter of the book is relatively self-contained and can be used as a separate topic of study. The algorithms in the book are described in simple human language and pseudocode, which can be understood by anyone who is even slightly familiar with programming, and explanations of their principles are given without excessive mathematical rigor and require only elementary knowledge.

Anyone can find in it the material that deals with the topic interesting to him, and presented at the level of complexity and rigor the reader requires.

The description of algorithms in natural language is supplemented by pseudocode, which allows anyone with at least basic programming knowledge and experience to implement an algorithm in the programming language they use. Rigorous mathematical analysis and an abundance of theorems are accompanied by plenty of illustrations, elementary reasoning, and simple approximations. The breadth of the material and the degree of rigor of its presentation make this book one of the best books devoted to algorithm development and analysis.

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