Flow-Based Programming (2nd Edition)
出版信息
CreateSpace / 2010-5-14 / $69.95
内容简介
Written by a pioneer in the field, this is a thorough guide to the cost- and time-saving advantages of Flow-Based Programming. It explains the theoretical underpinnings and application of this programming method in practical terms. Readers are shown how to apply this programming in a number of areas and how to avoid common pitfalls. This is a revision of the original book, describing a number of related approaches and uses of the technology that have developed since the book first came out.
作者简介
Paul was born John Paul Rodker, the son of John Rodker, writer, translator, and publisher, and the artist, Barbara Stanger McKenzie-Smith, in London, England. His name was changed to Morrison by deed poll when his mother remarried. He was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge, where he studied Anthropology and Archaeology. He joined IBM UK in 1959, moved to the US where he worked for 5 years, and then moved to Canada and became a Canadian citizen. He retired from IBM in 1992, worked for a bank for 2 1/2 years, and then as a contractor for 10 more years. He now lives in Unionville, Ontario.
目录
Prologue "Prologue"
Chapter I "Introduction"
Chapter II "HLLs, 4GLs and CASE"
Chapter III "Basic Concepts"
Chapter IV "Reuse of Components"
Chapter V "Parametrization of Reusable Components"
Chapter VI "First Applications Using Precoded Components"
Chapter VII "Composite Components"
Chapter VIII "Building Components and Some More Simple Applications"
Chapter IX "Substreams and Control IPs"
Chapter X "Some More Components and Simple Applications"
Chapter XI "Data Descriptions and Descriptors"
Chapter XII "Tree Structures"
Chapter XIII "Scheduling Rules"
Chapter XIV "Loop-Type Networks"
Chapter XV "Implementation, Network Splitting and Client/Server"
Chapter XVI "Deadlocks: their Causes and Prevention"
Chapter XVII "Problem-Oriented Mini-Languages"
Chapter XVIII "A Business-Oriented Very High Level Language "
Chapter XIX "On-Line Application Design"
Chapter XX "Synchronization and Checkpoints"
Chapter XXI "General Framework for Interactive Applications"
Chapter XXII "Performance Considerations"
Chapter XXIII "Network Specification Notations"
Chapter XXIV "Related Compiler Theory Concepts"
Chapter XXV "Streams and Recursive Function Definitions"
Chapter XXVI "Comparison between FBP and Object-Oriented Programming"
Chapter XXVII "Related Concepts and Systems"
Chapter XXVIII "Ruminations of an Elder Programmer"
Chapter XXIX "Endings and Beginnings"
Appendix "THREADS API and Network Specification"
Glossary "Glossary of Terms used by FBP and Related Concepts"
Bibliography "Bibliography for FBP"
