"As a means of advancing knowledge of programming in general and on the Electron in particular, this is a non-starter."
Acorn User

Advancing With The Electron
Micro Press

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Advancing With The Electron

This book is a comprehensive guide to programming the Electron. An insight into all the areas of coding is provided by covering Input/Output, Variables and Constants, Memory, Loops, Sorting and Searching - in detail. The book takes you on a logical route through the five recognised stages of programming: establishment of the OBJECTIVE, DEVELOPMENT, CODING, TESTING and DOCUMENTATION. Time spent on proper establishment of the OBJECTIVE and DEVELOPMENT will pay for itself tenfold in terms of time wasted on TESTING (debugging) a program written straight into code.

Examples of subroutines to illustrate the use of the Electron's facilities are included at every stage. However, these subroutines are more than just examples. As you learn how to program by typing these listings into your Electron, they fit together and build to form a complete and useful database for your machine.

A working database for the price of the book!

The Author Peter Seal was a teacher of Business Studies and Electronic Engineering for seven years before he opened his own computer shop. He has written business programs for the Apple for five years. His teaching experience and thorough knowledge of computing enable him to communicate sound programming methods in a lively and informative style.

First Sentence

This is a book about writing programs.