Programming Tips

Many tips refer to other readings. Here, is a complete list of references The list is cross referenced with the tips so one possible use of it is to find interesting tips.

List of Tips

• Create Loops To Match the Natural Logic Of What You Are Doing

• Don't Write Comments That Lie or Encourage Lying

• Keep the Tricky Parts Textbook Simple

• Restrict Access to Variables Using Four Categories and the Magical Number
  

• Use Controlled Variables

• Have Others Review Your Code
  

• Choose Descriptive Names, But Try For Contexts That Make Descriptive Names Unimportant.

• Adopt Simple Naming Conventions and Seek Consensus

• Use Literate Programming For Tricky Code and Especially For Scripts

• Learn Some Logic

• Adopt Tips For Healthy Software, Adopt Tools To Support Tips

• Be Ready To Use Recursion Where Warranted

• Programming In the Large Versus Programming In the Small

• Design Versus Language