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From: vilot@gsg.UUCP (Mike Vilot)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re: C Programming Style -- New thought  ("writing code")
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Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 12:17:50 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 26 12:17:50 1985
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	I think this sort of discussion is useful, although a few
replies have degenerated into unhelpful nit-picking.  One thing we could
all use is a clearer definition of terms.  An excellent reference on
this topic is:

	Writing Efficient Programs
	Jon Louis Bently
	Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1982

Relevant topics include: defining the nature of the problem,
establishing the context, offering (language-independent) transformation
rules, and commenting on system-dependent issues.  It's a short book
(170 pp, including the index -- shorter that K&R), and it's easy to
read.
-- 
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