Alexander A. Stepanov studied mathematics at Moscow State University from 1967 to 1972. He has been programming since 1972: first in the Soviet Union and, after emigrating in 1977, in the United States. He has programmed operating systems, programming tools, compilers, and libraries. His work on foundations of programming has been supported by GE, Polytechnic University, Bell Labs, HP, SGI, Adobe, and, since 2009, A9.com, Amazon’s search technology subsidiary. In 1995 he received the Dr. Dobb’s Journal Excellence in Programming Award for the design of the C++ Standard Template Library.
Daniel E. Rose is a research scientist who has held management positions at Apple, AltaVista, Xigo, Yahoo, and A9.com. His research focuses on all aspects of search technology, ranging from low-level algorithms for index compression to human–computer interaction issues in web search. Rose led the team at Apple that created desktop search for the Macintosh. He holds a Ph.D. in cognitive science and computer science from University of California, San Diego, and a B.A. in philosophy from Harvard University.
发表于2024-11-02
From Mathematics to Generic Programming 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
图书标签: 数学 Programming 泛型 计算机科学 编程 C++ 计算机 抽象
In this substantive yet accessible book, pioneering software designer Alexander Stepanov and his colleague Daniel Rose illuminate the principles of generic programming and the mathematical concept of abstraction on which it is based, helping you write code that is both simpler and more powerful.
If you’re a reasonably proficient programmer who can think logically, you have all the background you’ll need. Stepanov and Rose introduce the relevant abstract algebra and number theory with exceptional clarity. They carefully explain the problems mathematicians first needed to solve, and then show how these mathematical solutions translate to generic programming and the creation of more effective and elegant code. To demonstrate the crucial role these mathematical principles play in many modern applications, the authors show how to use these results and generalized algorithms to implement a real-world public-key cryptosystem.
As you read this book, you’ll master the thought processes necessary for effective programming and learn how to generalize narrowly conceived algorithms to widen their usefulness without losing efficiency. You’ll also gain deep insight into the value of mathematics to programming–insight that will prove invaluable no matter what programming languages and paradigms you use.
You will learn about
How to generalize a four thousand-year-old algorithm, demonstrating indispensable lessons about clarity and efficiency
Ancient paradoxes, beautiful theorems, and the productive tension between continuous and discrete
A simple algorithm for finding greatest common divisor (GCD) and modern abstractions that build on it
Powerful mathematical approaches to abstraction
How abstract algebra provides the idea at the heart of generic programming
Axioms, proofs, theories, and models: using mathematical techniques to organize knowledge about your algorithms and data structures
Surprising subtleties of simple programming tasks and what you can learn from them
How practical implementations can exploit theoretical knowledge
A decent book that connects number theory and abstract algebra with generic programming. A prologue to 『Elements of Programming』
评分A simple book about generic programming and mathematics. But I can still see the power of abstraction. It's the core of programming, and that's why we need to learn math more.
评分感觉最后到的地方没有期待得深……睡前读物益智醒脑
评分适合高小到初中在读,或者俄罗斯数学学校在读人士。一书学遍希腊史,数列,初等数论,编程。
评分A simple book about generic programming and mathematics. But I can still see the power of abstraction. It's the core of programming, and that's why we need to learn math more.
From Mathematics to Generic Programming 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书