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Programming is the science and art of designing and writing algorithms and data structures to produce computer programs (or software). This is a complex topic, and involves creative thinking, design skills, knowledge and experience, and ongoing testing and maintenance. See also Computers, Data Formats, Software, Programming Languages and many other categories in this directory.

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• 1.Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures

  A comprehensive, searchable and indexed dictionary of thousands of algorithms, data structures, programming and computer science concepts and topics. Many links to sample code, demos, further information, just an outstanding resource. [278]

  ★★★★★
  URI:http://nist.gov/dads/
  Author:
  Paul E. Black
  [1]
  Reviewed:Friday, May 6th, 2005 @ 2:45 AM EST
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures programmingreferencesoftware
   

• 2.The Tao of Programming

  This classic essay on the on the philosophy of hacker ideals is composed of eight short "books" and an epilogue. Presented as a spoof of Tao Te Ching, among other concepts, it reinforces the idea that software should be small, elegant and maintainable. [1694]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://www.canonical.org/~kragen/tao-of-programming.html
  Author:
  Geoffery James
  [1]
  Reviewed:Sunday, December 10th, 2006 @ 1:46 PM EST
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  The Tao of Programming commentarydeveloperprogrammingsoftware
   

• 3.Eventum

  Eventum is a flexible and user-friendly, open-source bug/issue tracking system written in PHP. Developed and used extensively by the MySQL Technical Support team, features include CVS integration, project management, advanced reporting/stats, and a CLI. [1618]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://eventum.mysql.org/
  Author:
  MySQL Technical Support
  [1]
  Reviewed:Sunday, January 29th, 2006 @ 6:40 PM EST
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Eventum debugmysqlopen sourcephpprogramming
   

• 4.Bugzilla

  Bug reporting and collaborative repair is the heart of open-source software development, and Bugzilla is designed to do just that. Built for AMP in Perl, the list of projects using the system is impressive, including Mozilla, Apache, Red Hat and Novell. [1617]

  ★★★★★
  URI:http://www.bugzilla.org/
  Author:
  Bugzilla Development Team
  [1]
  Reviewed:Sunday, January 29th, 2006 @ 4:58 PM EST
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Bugzilla apachedebugdevelopermozillamysqlopen sourceperlprogrammingsoftware
   

• 5.The A to Z of Programmer Predilictions

  A hilarious, and sadly truthful, description of every character (and character flaw) you are likely to encounter in your career as a developer. I am guilty of some of these misdemeanors myself, who isn't? Note: the icon is the inverse of the hacker logo. [1616]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://hacknot.info/hacknot/action/showEntry?eid=81
  Author:
  Edward Johnson
  [1]
  Reviewed:Thursday, January 26th, 2006 @ 10:45 PM EST
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  The A to Z of Programmer Predilictions commentarydeveloperhumorprogramming
   

• 6.Snippets

  A del.icio.us clone written in Ruby on Rails, only this one is designed as a source code sample repository instead of a social bookmarking site, hence the name "Snippets." Sort by tags or user, watch as an RSS feed the same way. Full Ruby source provided. [1524]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://bigbold.com/snippets/
  Author:
  Peter Cooper
  [1]
  Reviewed:Wednesday, August 31st, 2005 @ 9:38 PM EST
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Snippets codedel.icio.usfolksonomyprogrammingrubytagging
   

• 7.Code as Design

  "What Is Software Design?" first appeared in the C++ Journal in 1992, and I read it with great interest. Here republished, with the long overdue follow-up "13 Years Later," and the original letter to the editor that evoked the series and much discussion. [1493]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://www.developerdotstar.com/mag/articles/reeves_design_main.html
  Author:
  Jack Reeves
  [1]
  Reviewed:Wednesday, August 17th, 2005 @ 7:22 PM EST
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Code as Design commentarydesigndeveloperprogrammingsoftware
   

• 8.Extreme Programming

  A software development methodology that emphasizes customer involvement, feedback and satisfaction with the end results. Team work is key here, rather than just handing a developer a specification, each step along the way is tested and reviewed. [1440]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://extremeprogramming.org/
  Author:
  Don Wells
  [1]
  Reviewed:Thursday, July 28th, 2005 @ 1:22 PM EST
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Extreme Programming developerprogrammingproject managementsoftware
   

• 9.Hackers and Painters

  In this essay that lead to the popular book of the same title, the author examines the nature of artistic creativity in software development. And I agree completely with his views, I always sketch out my ideas before writing a single line of code. [1321]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://paulgraham.com/hp.html
  Author:
  Paul Graham
  [1]
  Reviewed:Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005 @ 4:21 PM EST
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Hackers and Painters artdesigndeveloperprogrammingsoftware
   

• 10.developer.*

  An independent Web programmer's magazine with an emphasis on open-source software and methods. Content includes articles, essays, and book reviews. A sister publication, the Cooperative Digest, is geared toward commentary. RSS feeds of new content. [1240]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://www.developerdotstar.com/
  Author:
  Contributors
  [1]
  Reviewed:Thursday, May 26th, 2005 @ 8:42 PM EST
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  developer.* developerezineopen sourceprogrammingsoftware
   

• 11.Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years

  Thumbs-up for Dr. Norvig's article. I'm sorry if this is rude, but the Web is almost as full of would-be programmers as amateur designers. Everyone is in such a damn rush. I guess we live in a cut-and-paste world, and the results are evident. [1221]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://www.norvig.com/21-days.html
  Author:
  Peter Norvig
  [1]
  Reviewed:Sunday, May 22nd, 2005 @ 6:09 AM EST
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years programmingsoftware
   

• 12.Source Code Search Engine

  This engine specializes in searching repositories and other places for open-source code examples and full projects. From my preliminary tests, I believe this could be a very useful tool. Definitely worth checking out yourself. [1160]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://koders.com/
  Author:
  Koders
  [1]
  Reviewed:Sunday, May 15th, 2005 @ 6:55 PM EST
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Source Code Search Engine open sourceprogrammingrepositorysearchsoftware
   

• 13.Quick Reference Cards

  A whole series of quick reference cards and booklets in PDF format for quality printing and stashing near your desk. Includes C and Unix, GDB, CVS, Perl, PHP, Apache and mod_perl, MySQL, TeX, vi, Emacs, HTML/XHTML and many others. [1096]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://tiger.la.asu.edu/quick_reference_card.htm
  Author:
  Contributors
  [11]
  Reviewed:Thursday, May 5th, 2005 @ 4:05 AM EST
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Quick Reference Cards developerprogrammingreferencesoftware
   

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