Library: Library Resources for IN255: Required Readings

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Primary Texts

C# for Programmers by Paul Deitel; Harvey Deitel
ISBN: 9780134596327
Publication Date: 2016-08-02
Written for programmers with a background in high-level language programming, C# 6 for Programmers applies the Deitel signature live-code approach to teaching programming and explores Microsoft’s C# 6 and .NET in depth.
Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies by Wallace Wang
ISBN: 9780470108543
Publication Date: 2008-06-03
Illustrating concepts in several different programming languages so you'll get a feel for the variety of languages, this practical guide will teach you about compiling, algorithms, best practices, debugging, and much more.
Code Complete by Steve McConnell
ISBN: 0735619670
Publication Date: 2004-06-09
Capturing the body of knowledge available from research, academia, and everyday commercial practice, McConnell synthesizes the most effective techniques and must-know principles into clear, pragmatic guidance.

To access the assigned chapters below, select the book link and click on the desired chapter from the Table of Contents.

Unit 1/Module 1

Beginning Programming All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies
Chapter I.5.1: “Software Engineering Methods”
Chapter II.9.2: “Writing Software Documentation”
Code Complete
Chapter 3.1: “Measure Twice, Cut Once: Upstream Prerequisites” and “Importance of Pre-Requisites”
Chapter 3.3: “Problem-Definition Prerequisite”
Chapter 5.1: “Design in Construction” and “Design Challenges”
Chapter 5.2: “Key Design Concepts”
Chapter 9.2: “Pseudocode for Pros”

Optional Readings

Unit 2 / Module 2

C# 6 for Programmers
Chapter 1.3.2: “Event-Driven Programming”
Chapter 14: “Graphical User Interfaces with Windows Forms: Part 1”
Chapter 15: “Graphical User Interfaces with Windows Forms: Part 2”
Beginning Programming: All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies
Chapter II.10: “Principles of User Interface Design”
Chapter I.2: “Different Methods for Writing Programs,” “Making User Interfaces with Event-Driven Programming section (“Designing a user interface,” “Writing event handlers,” and “Writing your program” subsections)

Videos

Unit 3 / Module 2

C# 6 for Programmers
Chapter 8: “Arrays; Introduction to Exception Handling”
Code Complete
Chapter 12.8: “Arrays” (pages 310–311)
Chapter 26.3: “Data Transformations” (pages 624–628)

Unit 4 / Module 2

C# 6 for Programmers
Chapter 9: “Introduction to LINQ and The List Collection”
Chapter 19: “Generic Collections; Functional Programming with LINQ/PLINQ”
Beginning Programming: All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies
Chapter III.1: “Structures and Arrays”
Chapter III.2.1: “Sets and Linked Lists” (pages 229–336)
Chapter III.3: “Collections and Dictionaries” (pages 345–353)

Unit 5 / Module 2

C# 6 for Programmers
Chapter 17: “Files and Streams”
Beginning Programming: All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies
Chapter 8: “Reading and Saving File

Unit 6 / Module 3

C# 6 for Programmers
Chapter 8.5: “Using Arrays to Analyze Survey Results; Introduction to Exception Handling”
Chapter 13: “Exception Handling: A Deeper Look” (sections 13.1–13.6)
Code Complete
Chapter 8: “Defensive Programming” (sections 8.1–8.5)

Unit 7 / Module 3

C# 6 for Programmers
Chapter 13: “Exception Handling: A Deeper Look” (sections 13.7–13.10)
Code Complete
Chapter 8: “Defensive Programming” (sections 8.6–8.8)
Groenewegen, D., & Visser, E. (2013). Integration of data validation and user interface concerns in a DSL for web applications. Software & Systems Modeling, 12(1), 35–52.

Unit 8 / Module 4

Code Complete
Chapter 22: "Developer Testing"
Chapter 20: "The Software Quality Landscape"
Hope, P. (2014). Top 5 most common security development errors. SC Magazine: For IT Security Professionals (UK Edition), 24–25.
Software Development Tool enables security testing. (2014). ThomasNet News, 1.

Unit 9 / Module 5

Code Complete
Chapter 5: “Design in Construction”
Chapter 6: “Working Classes”
Beginning Programming: All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies
Chapter II.7: “Breaking a Large Program into Objects”

Unit 10 / Module 5

C# 6 for Programmers
Chapter 4: “Introduction to Classes, Object, Methods and Strings”

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