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Elementary PASCAL, as chronicled by John H. Watson

1 reviews
Henry F. Ledgard, Andrew Singer
Print Book, English, 1982
1st Vintage books ed., 1st ed View all formats and editions
Vintage Books, New York, 1982
Fiction
xii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780394708003, 0394708008
7977013
Fiction
PASCAL (Langage de programmation)
Pascal (Computer program language)
Watson, John H. (Fictitious character)
Watson, John H. (Fictitious character) Fiction
Circumstantial evidence
The analytical engine. Commentary
Murder at the Metropolitan Club. Algorithms reviewed
Holmes gives a demonstration. General program structure ; The units of a Pascal program ; Spacing and punctuation
The game afoot
The adventure of the bathing machine. Variables and assignment ; Declaring variables ; Declaring constants ; Expressions ; Reading and writing information
A study in cigar ash. Compound statements ; If statements ; Conditions ; Case statements
The adventure of clergyman Peter. Looping ; While and repeat loops ; For loops
Holmes's method revealed. An exception disproves the rule ; If matters become difficult ; A curious language of his own invention ; Programs as human communication ; The seemingly insignificant blank space
Three-pipe-problems
An advertisement in the Times. Types and enumerated types ; Boolean types ; Character types ; Subaranges of types ; String types
The ciphered message. Arrays ; Strings as arrays
A study in chemistry. Packaging and subprograms ; Parameters ; Functions versus procedures ; Global information ; Side effects
The coroner's report. Input and output ; Reading and writing files ; Some details
The adventure of the gold chip. Record structures ; Storing records
The last bow
Holmes delivers a lecture. Revisiting the top-down approach
The final programme. The remaining subprograms
Notes on the programs
Appendix. Pascal at a glance
Postscript
Index
Includes index

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14 years ago
Roland
An excellent introductory text for PASCAL newbies, this book employs an interesting technique of couching its lessons in terms of mystery stories involving Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson. This technique easily engages Holmes fans in the subje…

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