- Paperback: 450 pages
- Publisher: Manning Publications; 1 edition (7 Aug 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1930110979
- ISBN-13: 978-1930110977
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.8 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 825,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Covers technique and implementation for building high-quality machine-generated code for today's complex applications frameworks.
- includes step-by-step instructions for building dozens of code generators of varying types.
- covers techniques that range from simple code processors to more elaborate and complex one's.
- covers building database access, user interface, remote procedures, test cases ad business logic code as well as code for other key systems functions.
About the Author
Jack Herrington is a software engineer with 20 years of experience developing applications using a diverse set of languages and tools. He has shipped applications from scientific real-time applications to web applications for business. He is an expert in the use of code generation techniques from very simple code maintenance to code generators, which build entire tiers of functionality. He lives in Union City, California.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Good book with the right perspective and plenty of examples
30 Oct 2003
Format:Paperback
The writing is precise and clear with annotated examples everywhere. Positioning and justification of various techniques is very compelling.
The author's classification of various forms of active code generation clearly elucidates the potential of Code Generation. Usage of templates for code generation is an excellent suggestion. Explanations on various code snippets and regex macros are simply second to none. Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 10 are a must read for every developer.
Having implemented a large-scale database conversion from IDMS to DB2 (schema, data dictionary, run time and programs) using home grown automated generators in the past, I really enjoyed reading Chapter 10. I completely agree with the assertions made there and I am impressed by the way the author addresses common concerns. This chapter documents a practical approach to ease the burden of writing repetitive code for code heavy frameworks. Schema Oriented Code Generation is a practical approach to code generation. I also find various references in this Chapter and others extremely valuable.
The author has shown that with sufficient metadata about a system, a significant portion of the repetitive coding tasks relating to data access, user interface, test and documentation can be automated in a consistent manner using custom code generators.
It is refreshing to see code snippets in Ruby. The author's selection of Ruby becomes self evident after reading the various code snippets.
I find this to be a very compelling book and a must have for architects and seasoned developers!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Finally a dedicated book on the subject
29 Nov 2003
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I embraced code generators long time ago, so I was more than happy to finally found a dedicated book on the subject, since this is almost unexplored topic. The author clearly has a solid understanding of the topic, and manages to deliver a compelling book, with an excellent flow, where each chapter builds on previous concepts and ideas.
All the code snippets and regular expression samples are explained in a very clean, detailed way. I was pleased to see that many examples were non-trivial, covering concrete, real world, implementations. Herrington uses Ruby as an implementation language; you may like it or not, but what really matters here are the concepts, not the syntax and even if you don't know Ruby (like me), you will find the code pretty easy to follow.
All the code snippets and regular expression samples are explained in a very clean, detailed way. I was pleased to see that many examples were non-trivial, covering concrete, real world, implementations. Herrington uses Ruby as an implementation language; you may like it or not, but what really matters here are the concepts, not the syntax and even if you don't know Ruby (like me), you will find the code pretty easy to follow.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Great introductory material on code generation
22 Dec 2003
Format:Paperback
The introduction and motivation are quite compelling, though a bit more detail on the dismissal of passive code generators (i.e. wizards) and focus on active code generators would be nice. The examples are also quite practical and seem high quality, though the use of Ruby is going to be a barrier to some.
There was one guest-written chapter that might as well have been elided, or should at least have been more edited to integrate cleanly. It repeated a lot of what had been said earlier, and could've just jumped straight to the point instead.
Finally, the code samples were a little repetitive in places. I would've preferred the book were shorter, with more info at the level between high-level and code (i.e. what does it make sense to paramaterize, and how should your generator work) rather than focusing either at the high level of 'architecture' or the low-level of 'how a single variable replacement works'. Still, an excellent book, and quite a good introduction for those who don't use code generators already.
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