"Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++"

"Programming is learned by writing programs."
-from the Preface page xxv of Stroustrup's new book on programming using C++.

Programming: Principles and Practices Using C++
by Bjarne Strousrup.

So far the first impression of the book, built from browsing and skimming, is that one could learn the essentials of programming and software construction while using the C++ languages. The book is based on a first year course that Stroustrup taught at Texas A&M University. It appears a lot of work and thought has gone into the course and book.

This is not a typical text book as Stroustrup says, "No. This is not a traditional Computer Science 101 course. It is a book about how to construct working software. ...... It is about programming (or more generally about how to develop software), and as such it goes into more detail about fewer topics than many traditional courses."

I look forward to studying several of the book topics that I have never really used or fully looked at while developing software. As a text book about programming then this may be an excellent book about programming and learning C++ at the same time. We will see how it goes as I work through the book.

IBM: Assembly Language Programming

WARNING: If you easily get distracted and go off on tangents then this blog post is not for you. Please browse to another place on the internet and be content.


While visiting my Mom this last week I found one of my Dad's IBM Assembly Language books upon the bookshelf and decided to bring it home for safe keeping and to explore it a bit.

Assembly Language Programming for the IBM Systems 360 and 370 for OS and DOS copyrighted circa 1980 by Michael Kudlick.



An example page of part of a binary search in assembly.











Though exposed to assembler in a C.S. class and in an electronic instrumentation class, I seldom think about it anymore. Seeing this book got me to wondering about GNU Assembler. A slightly different looking assembly than IBM's but still interesting. I wonder where this all will end up ...... hmmm. ;)

You were warned, remember?

Agile Reference Page

In many ways Dobbing Around is meant to be a replacement for a static web page. In doing so then I will have posts as needed that are meant to be reference pages like on a static web page. Those pages will be updated as needed.

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Agile Software Development



• Agile Manifesto
  
• Agile Manifesto Principles
  
• What Is Agile?
  
• Why Use Agile?
  
• Agile Software Development (Wikipedia)
  
  

  Agile Methodology

  
  
• The New Methodology - Matrin Fowler (Agile)
  
  
  
  • Agile Methodology: Extreme Programming (XP) (Wikipedia)
    
  • Agile Methodology: Scrum (Wikipedia)
    
  • Agile Methodology: Crystal Clear (Wikipedia)
    
  
  
• Lean Software Development
  
  
• The Criteria For Determining Whether A Team Is Agile
  
• Examing The Agile Manfesto
  
• Steve McConnell: Agile Is Falling Short Of Promise
  
• Steve McConnell: Five Questions on Agile Development
  
• Crystal Methodologies
  
• Extreme Programming (XP) Methodology
  
  

  Agile Books

  
  

  Actively Using

  
  
• Crystal Clear - Alistair Cockburn (Great overview of Agile and how to get started regardless of your methodology)
  
  "Crystal Clear does not aspire to be a best methodology; it aspires to be sufficient, in order that your team will shape it to itself and then actually use it."
  
  
• The Art Of Agile Development - James Shore and Shane Warden (Great guide to what is needed for Extreme Programming)
  
• Scrum and XP from the Trenches - Henrik Kniberg ("How we did it" white paper! A great source for a real start-to-end example.)
  
• Agile Estimating and Planning - Mike Cohen (Great for learning estimating and planning. Examples of tracking and communicating.)
  
• Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change - Kent Beck and Cynthia Andres
  
• Agile Project Managment with Scrum - Ken Schwaber (Slow read but some good examples and ideas on planning)
  
• Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great
  
  

  Looks Interesting and Useful

  
  
• Testing Extreme Programming
  
• Agile and Iterative Development: A Manager's Guide - Craig Larman
  
  
  

  Agile Blog Roll

  
  
• Successful Software: James Shore's Blog
  
• Suceeding With Agile: Mike Cohen's Blog
  
• Three Rivers Institue: Kent Beck Website
  
• Object Mentor Blogs
  
• Martin Fowler's Blog
  
• Agile Otter (Tim Ottinger's) Blog
• Agile: In A Flash (Langr & Ottinger) Blog
  
• Agile Thinkers (Interviews with Agile Leaders)
  
• Implementing Scrum (Great Comic Strip Inside)
  
• Test Obsessed: Elisabeth Hendrickson's Blog
  
• Alistair Cockburn
  
• Scott Ambler's Blog
  
• Agile Advice Blog
  
• Agile Team Games
  
  
  

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