Re: Assembly programmers do it a byte at a time

Paul,

Thanks.

I have a copy of "Who Knew.."  While very good information on the "how
to do it" side, it still doesn't touch the stuff Alan was talking
about...functional deconstruction, abstraction, data hiding,
encapsulation.  

It describes the tools one can use to do those things, but doesn't teach
me the principles I can apply to break business problems into modular
programming constructs.  How to break out of a monolithic approach to
thinking about logic flow, into an **ORGANIZED** modular approach, using
small reusable pieces.  

I know, some people can study a tool, and intuitively know how they
would want to use it.  Perhaps these are the only people who should
really be using the tool. I'm not like that.  

I think what I'm talking about is the distinction between the art and
the science of programming.  I don't know if the art can be learned, but
I'd like to try.  I'm hoping someone has written a book on it.  

Posts from Joe Pluta and Alan Campin and others indicate that one needs
to study these high level programming/software engineering principles in
order to do good programming.  

Maybe someone could suggest some specific authors/titles ?  

Greg

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Original Message:
from: "Paul Morgan" <pmorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: Assembly programmers do it a byte at a time

Greg,

Download and read the 'Who knew you could do that with RPG IV' redbook
at:
http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/sg245402.h
tml?Open.

Paul