Write Great Code, Volume 1, 2nd Edition

CONTENTS IN DETAIL

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO WRITE GREAT CODE

1.1 The Write Great Code Series

1.2 What This Book Covers

1.3 Assumptions This Book Makes

1.4 Characteristics of Great Code

1.5 The Environment for This Book

1.6 Additional Tips

1.7 For More Information

2NUMERIC REPRESENTATION

2.1 What Is a Number?

2.2 Numbering Systems

2.2.1 The Decimal Positional Numbering System

2.2.2 Radix (Base) Values

2.2.3 The Binary Numbering System

2.2.4 The Hexadecimal Numbering System

2.2.5 The Octal Numbering System

2.3 Numeric/String Conversions

2.4 Internal Numeric Representation

2.4.1 Bits

2.4.2 Bit Strings

2.5 Signed and Unsigned Numbers

2.6 Useful Properties of Binary Numbers

2.7 Sign Extension, Zero Extension, and Contraction

2.8 Saturation ...