VIII · Classics & longform

Programming Pearls

Name: Programming Pearls
Author: Jon Bentley

Jon Bentley · 1999 (2nd ed.) · 256 pp.

What it does

Short essays drawn from Bentley's CACM column. Each picks a small problem and works through real engineering thought — measurement, data structure choice, careful coding.

Who should read it

A book to read with a pen. Every chapter is a self-contained masterclass in problem decomposition.

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