Code Complete
Widely considered one of the best practical guides to programming, Steve McConnell’s original CODE COMPLETE has been helping developers write better software for more than a decade. Now this classic book has been fully updated and revised with leading-edge practices—and hundreds of new code samples—illustrating the art and science of software construction. Capturing the body of knowledge available from research, academia, and everyday commercial practice, McConnell synthesizes the most effective techniques and must-know principles into clear, pragmatic guidance. No matter what your experience level, development environment, or project size, this book will inform and stimulate your thinking—and help you build the highest quality code.
Discover the timeless techniques and strategies that help you:
- Design for minimum complexity and maximum creativity
- Reap the benefits of collaborative development
- Apply defensive programming techniques to reduce and flush out errors
- Exploit opportunities to refactor—or evolve—code, and do it safely
- Use construction practices that are right-weight for your project
- Debug problems quickly and effectively
- Resolve critical construction issues early and correctly
- Build quality into the beginning, middle, and end of your project
Why Read This Book
You will learn proven, practical techniques for writing clearer, more maintainable, and less-buggy code—covering topics from naming and routines to design heuristics, debugging, and testing. The book distills research and commercial practice into actionable guidance you can apply immediately to firmware and embedded projects to reduce defects and simplify long-term maintenance.
Who Will Benefit
Best suited for embedded and firmware engineers (junior through senior) who write C/C++ or similar languages and want to improve code quality, readability, testing, and maintainability on resource-constrained systems.
