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Optional Readings

These readings are optional. They will not appear in any exam. You can download the PDF files from any Purdue computer.

  1. A History of C++ 1979-1991
  2. Evolving a Language In and For the Real World: C++ 1991-2006
  3. Problems with Threads
  4. Programming Languages: Past, Present, and Future
  5. End-to-End Arguments in System Design
  6. Using Redundancy to Find Errors
  7. An investigation of the Therac-25 Accidents
  8. Innovation and Education in the Digital Age: Reconciling the Roles of Pedagogy, Technology, and the Business of Learning