Software Design by Example

A Tool-Based Introduction with Python

Greg Wilson

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Chapman & Hall/CRC
05 April 2024

Electrical engineering; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Programming & scripting languages: general; Software Engineering; Computer science

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

By: Greg Wilson
Imprint: Chapman & Hall/CRC
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 630g
ISBN: 9781032725215
ISBN 10: 1032725214
Pages: 330
Publication Date: 05 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

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.