CS Reference List
This is a collection of papers, websites and books that I have found useful when researching into computer science. Mainly into programming paradigms and languages, focusing on understanding OOP
OOP
Phenomena and Concepts
Website
http://people.cs.aau.dk/~normark/oop-csharp/html/notes/intro-oop_themes-phen-concepts-sect.htmlAbout
Learning how objects relate to philosophical concepts and phenomena, provides a starting point to model objects.
Archived
- Wayback machine (20/09/2020)
Specialization of classes
Website
http://people.cs.aau.dk/~normark/oop-csharp/html/notes/inheritance_themes-specialization-sect.html#inheritance_specialization-sect_section-title_1About
A description of inhertiance using sets.
Archived
- Wayback machine (20/09/2020)
A Tour of C++
Blog post
https://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=25003Archived
- Wayback machine (all pages available 20/09/2020)
Programming with abstract data types
About
Barbara Liskov defines the concept of an ADT which underpins OOP classes.
Archived
- Present on the ACM website (27/12/2020)
A universal modular ACTOR formalism for artificial intelligence
About
A paper that describes how OOP classes can become functional entities.
Archived
- Present on the ACM website (27/12/2020)
ALGOL bulletin No. 21 - AB21.3.6 "Record Handling"
About
An old ALGOL bulletin paper that defines records and their relation to types.
Record handling
URL
https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102724664About
C.A.R Hoare defines classes and subclasses.
On Understanding Data Abstraction
About
This paper describes what the difference between an Object (OOP) and ADT (abstract data type) is.
SIMULA INFORMATION - Common Base Language
Modules
Criteria for modularity
About
A white paper describing how to modularize a program.
Archived
- Google drive (20/09/2020)
C++
CUED - C++ Namespaces
URL
CUED C++ NamespacesAbout
Relating namespaces to Contexts (DDD).
Archived
- Wayback machine (27/12/2020)
Software Engineering
Structured Design W.Stevens, G.Myers, and L.Constantine
About
A explanation of Structed Design in a seminal paper.
Structured Analysis for Requirements Definition D.T.Ross and K.E. Schoman, JR
About
A brief explanation of Requirements Definition and a brief system design cycle.
The delta system description language motivation, main concepts and experience from use - Petter Handlykken and Kristen Nygaard 1981
About
Interesting paper on concepts and language to define systems.