Editing Code Reading

{{short description|2003 book by Diomidis Spimellis}}
[[Image:Code reading cover en s.jpg|right|Code Reading Cover]]
'''''Code Reading''''' ({{ISBN|0-201-79940-5}}) is a 2003 [[software development]] book written by [[Diomidis Spinellis]].
The book is directed to programmers who want to improve their [[Source code|code]] reading abilities.
It discusses specific techniques for reading code written by others and outlines common programming concepts.

The code examples used in the book are taken from real-life software and uses [[C (programming language)|C]] to illustrate basic concepts. Excerpts from prominent [[open-source software|open-source code]] systems like the
[[Apache HTTP Server|Apache]] [[Web server]],
the [[hsqldb]] [[Java (programming language)|Java]] [[relational database]] engine,
the [[NetBSD]] [[Unix]] distribution,
the [[Perl]] language,
the [[Jakarta Tomcat|Tomcat]] application server,
and the [[X Window System]] are presented.

The book inaugurated [[Addison-Wesley]]'s Effective Software Development Series, edited by [[Scott Meyers]],
and received the 2004 Software Development Productivity Award in the “Technical Books” category.
It has been translated into Chinese, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Russian.

==See also==
* [[Code review]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.spinellis.gr/codereading Book home page]

[[Category:Software engineering books]]
[[Category:Addison-Wesley books]].