Cultures of Programming

The Development of Programming Concepts and Methodologies

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvTomas Petricek,Prague) Petricek, Tomas (Charles University

1 419 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

What defines a correct program? What education makes a good programmer? The answers to these questions depend on whether programs are seen as mathematical entities, engineered socio-technical systems or media for assisting human thought. Programmers have developed a wide range of concepts and methodologies to construct programs of increasing complexity. This book shows how those concepts and methodologies emerged and developed from the 1940s to the present. It follows several strands in the history of programming and interprets key historical moments as interactions between five different cultures of programming. Rooted in disciplines such as mathematics, electrical engineering, business management or psychology, the different cultures of programming have exchanged ideas and given rise to novel programming concepts and methodologies. They have also clashed about the nature of programming; those clashes remain at the core of many questions about programming today. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-01-08
Mått175 x 250 x 24 mm
Vikt840 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor368
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781009492348

Tillhör följande kategorier

Naturvetenskapens filosofi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Programmeringsböcker inom Data och IT
Tillämpad datateknik inom Data och IT
Människa – datorinteraktion inom Data och IT
Programspråk inom Data och IT

Tomas Petricek is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University, Prague. He uses interdisciplinary research methods to understand programming and to design simple and expressive programming tools. He developed a theory of context-aware computations at the University of Cambridge, worked on the F# programming language at Microsoft Research and built data exploration tools for non-programmers at The Alan Turing Institute and the University of Kent.

‘Tomas Petricek's engaging and very readable book argues that programming is a complex human activity that must be understood from multiple perspectives. Written with deep and sympathetic understanding, it provides a unique overview of the history of programming and programming languages and profound insights into current practice that will help demystify the ‘black art’ of coding.’ Mark Priestley, National Museum of Computing