Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction. Redmond, Wa.: Microsoft Press, 880 pages, 1993. Retail price: $35. ISBN: 1-55615-484-4.  Buy Code Complete from Amazon.com. Excerpts   Preface "Valid Reasons to Create a Routine" "Using gotos" "Finding an Error" "Introduction to Code Tuning" "The Library of a Software Professional"

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