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=Fortran= | =Fortran= | ||
| − | + | ; [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fortran-Programming-International-Computer-Science/dp/0201544466 T.M.R Ellis, I. R. Philips and T. M. Lahey. '''Fortran 90 Programming'''. Addison-Wesley. ISBN-10 0-201-54446-6]: I've found this book to be both readable and comprehensive. | |
=C/C++= | =C/C++= | ||
| − | + | ; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_C_Programming_Language_(book) B. W. Kernighan and D. M. Ritchie. '''The C Programming Language''' (2nd Edition). Prentice Hall, 1988. ISBN-13: 978-0131103627]: The C bible. I've never used anything else. | |
| + | ; [http://www.amazon.co.uk/C-Primer-Stanley-B-Lippman/dp/0201824701 S. B. Lippman. '''C++ Primer''' (3rd Edition). Addison Wesley, 1998. ISBN-13: 978-0201824704]: Well reviewed, but I've not read it. | ||
| + | ; [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Effective-Specific-Addison-Wesley-Professional-Computing/dp/0321334876 S. Meyers. '''Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs''' (3rd Edition). Addison-Wesley. 2005. ISBN-13: 978-0321334879]: Well reviewed, but I've not read it. | ||
| + | ; [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Design-patterns-elements-reusable-object-oriented/dp/0201633612 E. Gamma, R. Helm, R. Johnson and J. Vlissides. '''Design patterns : elements of reusable object-oriented software'''. Addison Wesley. ISBN-13: 978-0201633610]: A classic. | ||
| + | ; [http://oreilly.com/pub/topic/cprog O'Reilly] : Rarely produce a dud. The C++ and STL pocket references are handy and not expensive. | ||
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| + | =Python= | ||
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| + | ; [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Python-Essential-Reference-Developers-Library/dp/0672329786 David M. Beazley '''Python Essential Reference''' (4th Edition). Addison-Wesley Professional, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0672329784]: I learned python from this book (actually the 2nd edition, but hey). | ||
=Scientific & Numerical Programming= | =Scientific & Numerical Programming= | ||
| − | + | ; [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Writing-Scientific-Software-Guide-Style/dp/0521675952 S. Oliveira and D. Stewart. '''Writing Scientific Software: A Guide for Good Style'''. Cambridge University Press. 2006. ISBN-13 978-0-521-67595-6].: This book also gives advice on how you can make your programs run quickly. | |
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| + | =Numerical Methods= | ||
| − | + | ; http://www.math.umn.edu/~olver/pdn.html: Peter J. Olver's excellent notes on solving partial differential equations. | |
=Version Control= | =Version Control= | ||
| − | + | ; http://svnbook.red-bean.com: Free to download and clearly describes all you need to know. | |
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| + | =Build Systems= | ||
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| + | ; http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual: There are books available, but I've found the free GNU manual to be just fine. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:54, 12 October 2012
'A Good Read?: Useful references for further reading'
The sections below contain references for further reading on some of the topics covered in the Pragmatic Programming course.
Fortran
- T.M.R Ellis, I. R. Philips and T. M. Lahey. Fortran 90 Programming. Addison-Wesley. ISBN-10 0-201-54446-6
- I've found this book to be both readable and comprehensive.
C/C++
- B. W. Kernighan and D. M. Ritchie. The C Programming Language (2nd Edition). Prentice Hall, 1988. ISBN-13: 978-0131103627
- The C bible. I've never used anything else.
- S. B. Lippman. C++ Primer (3rd Edition). Addison Wesley, 1998. ISBN-13: 978-0201824704
- Well reviewed, but I've not read it.
- S. Meyers. Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (3rd Edition). Addison-Wesley. 2005. ISBN-13: 978-0321334879
- Well reviewed, but I've not read it.
- E. Gamma, R. Helm, R. Johnson and J. Vlissides. Design patterns : elements of reusable object-oriented software. Addison Wesley. ISBN-13: 978-0201633610
- A classic.
- O'Reilly
- Rarely produce a dud. The C++ and STL pocket references are handy and not expensive.
Python
- David M. Beazley Python Essential Reference (4th Edition). Addison-Wesley Professional, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0672329784
- I learned python from this book (actually the 2nd edition, but hey).
Scientific & Numerical Programming
- S. Oliveira and D. Stewart. Writing Scientific Software: A Guide for Good Style. Cambridge University Press. 2006. ISBN-13 978-0-521-67595-6.
- This book also gives advice on how you can make your programs run quickly.
Numerical Methods
- http://www.math.umn.edu/~olver/pdn.html
- Peter J. Olver's excellent notes on solving partial differential equations.
Version Control
- http://svnbook.red-bean.com
- Free to download and clearly describes all you need to know.
Build Systems
- http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual
- There are books available, but I've found the free GNU manual to be just fine.