Readings

For good writing, please buy and read Strunk and White's "Elements of Style, 3rd edition." For now, you may look at my resource page; the book is on-line.

The following text is as necessary for a course on software development as a dictionary for a course on English writing

Gamma, Helm, Johnson, Vlissides.
"Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software."
Reading MA, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. 1995.

If you use Java, please consult the

Java SDK docs for basic information on Java libraries;

Thinking in Java, 2nd Edition for a set of examples (recommended by Jamie);

If you use PLT Scheme, please consult How to Use Scheme for basic information on using Scheme. Also use the Help Desk for specific topics.