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Software Design by Example: A Tool-Based Introduction with Python
The best way to learn design in any field is to study examples, and some of the best examples of software design come from the tools programmers use in their own work. Software Design by Example: A Tool-Based Introduction with Python therefore builds small versions of the things programmers use in order to demystify them and give some insights into how experienced programmers think. From a file backup system and a testing framework to a regular expression matcher, a browser layout engine, and a very small compiler, we explore common design patterns, show how making code easier to test also makes it easier to reuse, and help readers understand how debuggers, profilers, package managers, and version control systems work so that they can use them more effectively.

This material can be used for self-paced study, in an undergraduate course on software design, or as the core of an intensive weeklong workshop for working programmers. Each chapter has a set of exercises ranging in size and difficulty from half a dozen lines to a full day’s work. Readers should be familiar with the basics of modern Python, but the more advanced features of the language are explained and illustrated as they are introduced.

All the written material in this project can be freely reused under the terms of the Creative Commons - Attribution license, while all of the software is made available under the terms of the Hippocratic License. All proceeds from sale of this book will go to support the Red Door Family Shelter in Toronto.

Features:

  • Teaches software design by showing programmers how to build the tools they use every day
  • Each chapter includes exercises to help readers check and deepen their understanding
  • All the example code can be downloaded, re-used, and modified under an open license
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Software Design by Example: A Tool-Based Introduction with Python
The best way to learn design in any field is to study examples, and some of the best examples of software design come from the tools programmers use in their own work. Software Design by Example: A Tool-Based Introduction with Python therefore builds small versions of the things programmers use in order to demystify them and give some insights into how experienced programmers think. From a file backup system and a testing framework to a regular expression matcher, a browser layout engine, and a very small compiler, we explore common design patterns, show how making code easier to test also makes it easier to reuse, and help readers understand how debuggers, profilers, package managers, and version control systems work so that they can use them more effectively.

This material can be used for self-paced study, in an undergraduate course on software design, or as the core of an intensive weeklong workshop for working programmers. Each chapter has a set of exercises ranging in size and difficulty from half a dozen lines to a full day’s work. Readers should be familiar with the basics of modern Python, but the more advanced features of the language are explained and illustrated as they are introduced.

All the written material in this project can be freely reused under the terms of the Creative Commons - Attribution license, while all of the software is made available under the terms of the Hippocratic License. All proceeds from sale of this book will go to support the Red Door Family Shelter in Toronto.

Features:

  • Teaches software design by showing programmers how to build the tools they use every day
  • Each chapter includes exercises to help readers check and deepen their understanding
  • All the example code can be downloaded, re-used, and modified under an open license
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Software Design by Example: A Tool-Based Introduction with Python

Software Design by Example: A Tool-Based Introduction with Python

by Greg Wilson
Software Design by Example: A Tool-Based Introduction with Python
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Software Design by Example: A Tool-Based Introduction with Python

Software Design by Example: A Tool-Based Introduction with Python

by Greg Wilson

Overview

The best way to learn design in any field is to study examples, and some of the best examples of software design come from the tools programmers use in their own work. Software Design by Example: A Tool-Based Introduction with Python therefore builds small versions of the things programmers use in order to demystify them and give some insights into how experienced programmers think. From a file backup system and a testing framework to a regular expression matcher, a browser layout engine, and a very small compiler, we explore common design patterns, show how making code easier to test also makes it easier to reuse, and help readers understand how debuggers, profilers, package managers, and version control systems work so that they can use them more effectively.

This material can be used for self-paced study, in an undergraduate course on software design, or as the core of an intensive weeklong workshop for working programmers. Each chapter has a set of exercises ranging in size and difficulty from half a dozen lines to a full day’s work. Readers should be familiar with the basics of modern Python, but the more advanced features of the language are explained and illustrated as they are introduced.

All the written material in this project can be freely reused under the terms of the Creative Commons - Attribution license, while all of the software is made available under the terms of the Hippocratic License. All proceeds from sale of this book will go to support the Red Door Family Shelter in Toronto.

Features:

  • Teaches software design by showing programmers how to build the tools they use every day
  • Each chapter includes exercises to help readers check and deepen their understanding
  • All the example code can be downloaded, re-used, and modified under an open license

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781032725215
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication date: 04/05/2024
Pages: 342
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Greg Wilson is a programmer, author, and educator based in Toronto. He co-founded and was the first Executive Director of Software Carpentry, which has taught basic software skills to tens of thousands of researchers worldwide, and has authored or edited over a dozen books (including two for children). Greg is a member of the Python Software Foundation and a recipient of ACM SIGSOFT's Influential Educator of the Year award.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

 

2 Objects and Classes

 

3 Finding Duplicate Files

 

4 Matching Patterns

 

5 Parsing Text

 

6 Running Tests

 

7 An Interpreter

 

8 Functions and Closures

 

9 Protocols

 

10 A File Archiver

 

11 An HTML Validator

 

12 A Template Expander

 

13 A Code Linter

 

14 Page Layout

 

15 Performance Profiling

 

16 Object Persistence

 

17 Binary Data

 

18 A Database

 

19 A Build Manager

 

20 A Package Manager

 

21 Transferring Files

 

22 Serving Web Pages

 

23 A File Viewer

 

24 Undo and Redo

 

25 A Virtual Machine

 

26 A Debugger

 

27 Conclusion

 

A Bibliography

 

B Bonus Material

 

C Syllabus

 

D License

 

E Code of Conduct

 

F Contributing

 

G Glossary

 

H Credits

 

Index

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