The concept of data types is one of the most powerful in the study of programming languages. Many languages have been devised with the main goal of delivering a type system with improved capabilities. Some of these languages coming from research labs, such as ML and Haskell, have become successful in their own right. Other…
One of the most common questions about software development is how to become more productive as a programmer. It is well known that there is a big difference in productivity between mediocre programmers and great programmers, although this is still a little understood phenomenon. For example, there has been anecdotal evidence that the amount of…
Software development is a very specialized area. It often enables the creation of strict specialities, where a programmer spends his whole time learning the intricacies of a particular language and computer environment and employing that knowledge to particular applications. While it is true that most of us go to school and learn a common introductory…