Date:         Wed, 3 Oct 2001 10:45:08 -0400
Reply-To:     Jim Agnew <agnew@HSC.VCU.EDU>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Jim Agnew <agnew@HSC.VCU.EDU>
Organization: Virginia Commonwealth University
Subject:      Re: Structured Programming book suggestions
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hhmm....  work with your mindflow, if you need a day or two to try
ideas, mull it over, etc, walk around..  One of my most successfull
systems is still running since 1983, survived y2k, 2 OS changes (yes,
from rsx-11m to VMS), 5 hardware upgrades (involved changing timing
loops), 3 generations of ICU monitoring monitors, and it's still not
spagetti code...  but, I had 3 months to mull things over and peudocode
it before the hardware came in.

try Structured Systems Analysis, author forgotten.  black paperback,
'bout late '70's..

jim

Quentin McMullen wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Reading recent discussion on use of GOTO within Structured Programming, and
> listening to Ed Heaton's great talk yesterday at NESUG: "Top-Down
> Programming with SAS Macros", I have once again been reminded that I lack a
> foundation in programming theory (if that is the right term).
>
> I am wondering if folks could throw out recommendations for favorite books
> in this area (i.e. program organization, programming practices, etc., not
> necessarily SAS-specific).  If people want to reply to the list that is
> fine, if not feel free to email me directly and I'll compile a list of books
> then post it later this week.
>
> TIA,
> --Quentin