Code Complete Second Edition Comments and Corrections (884775)

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Page 65: Incorrect Information About JavaScript

There is an error regarding JavaScript on page 65.

Change:
"JavaScript is an interpreted language that is loosely"

To:
"JavaScript is an interpreted language that was originally loosely"

Page 81: Incorrect Information Regarding Classes

There is an error in the first paragraph on page 81.

Change:
"the number of routines called from within a routine or from within a class"

To:
"the number of routines called from within a routine or the number of classes used within a class"

Page 226: Error Should Be ErrorToReport

There is an error on page 226 after the code sample.

Change:
"Italicized variable name 'error'"

To:
"Italicized variable name 'errorToReport'"

Page 229: Incorrect Page Numbers

On page 229, there is an error in the 2nd paragraph:

Change:
"Now look again at the spec on page 000 and the initial pseudocode on page 000."

To:
"Now look again at the spec on page 221 and the initial pseudocode on page 224."

Page 240: Option Explicit Should Be Num

There is an error in the middle of page 240.

Change:
"common suffixes such as Option Explicit and No"

To:
"common suffixes such as Num and No"

Page 266: Error in Code Sample

There is an error in the second code sample on page 266.

Change:
"if ( recalcNeeded == True )"

To:
"if ( recalcNeeded = false )"

Pages 294 and 295: All Instances of 100,000 Should Be 1,000,000

There are multiple typographical errors in the last paragraph on page 294, and the first paragraph on page 295.

Change all instances of:
"100,000"

To:
"1,000,000"

Page 295: Missing Minus Sign

There is a minus sign missing from the first paragraph on page 295.

Change:
"727,379,968"

To:
"-727,379,968"

Pages 330-332: Error in Code Samples

The code samples on pages 330, 331, and 332 contain incorrect data. The lines of code beginning with "memset( pointer" should be removed.

Page 330: Missing Reference to C

There is a typographical error in the fourth paragraph on page 330.

Change:
"You can force errors"

To:
"In C, you can force errors"

Page 330: C++ Should Be C

There is a typographical error in the fourth line of the fourth paragraph on page 330.

Change:
"C++"

To:
"C"

Page 330: C++ Example Should Be C Example

There is an error in the first code sample on page 330.

Change:
"C++ Example"

To:
"C Example"

Page 330: Missing Information Regarding C++

There is an error in the first line of the fifth paragraph on page 330.

Change:
"Of course, this technique requires"

To:
"Of course, this technique will not work in C++ where the pointer points to an object, and it requires"

Page 331: Invalid Statement

On page 331, there is an error in the second to the last line .

Change:
"It can also check for a null return ..."

To:
"It can also be checked for an exception or a null return ..."

Page 333: Reference Should Be Value

On page 333,

Change:
"Sometimes, however, you would like to have the semantics of a pass by reference"

To
"Sometimes, however, you would like to have the semantics of a pass by value"

Page 333: Value Should Be Reference

On page 333,

Change:
"with the implementation of a pass by value"

To:
"with the implementation of a pass by reference"

Pages 402-405: Wend Should Be End While

In the code samples on pages 402-405, "Wend" should be changed to "End While" in the following locations:

Page 402, first code sample, 4th line from bottom;
Pages 403 and 404, first code sample, 3rd line from bottom;
Page 405, first code sample, 5th line from bottom.

Page 422: "}" Should Be "};"

There are two errors in the first code sample on page 422.

In the 4th line, change the first "}" to "};"
In the 10th line, change the last "}" to "};"

Page 423: "and" Should Be "&&"

There is an error in the code sample on page 423.

Change:
"and"

To:
"&&"

Page 512: "line 15" Should Be "line 12" In Table

Case 8 in the table on page 512 contains an error.

Change:
"line 15"

To:
"line 12"

Page 610: x Is Not Greater Than 5

There is an error in the 3rd paragraph on page 610.

Change:
"Once you've determined that x is greater than 5"

To:
"Once you've determined that x is not greater than 5"

Page 613: "C++" Should Be "C#"

There are two errors in the 2nd paragraph on page 613.

Change both instances of:
"C++"

To:
"C#"

Page 619: Error In Code Sample

There is an error in the 1st code sample on page 619.

In the 3rd line from the bottom,

Change:
"if ( i == count )"

To:
"if ( i == count - 1 )"

Page 752: Errors In Code Sample

There are two errors in the middle code sample on page 752.

Change:
"if ( mainColor = BallColor_White"

To:
"if ( mainColor == BallColor_White"

And change:
"if ( mainColor = BallColor_Blue"

To:
"if ( mainColor == BallColor_Blue"

Page 758: Incorrect Listing Reference

There is an incorrect listing reference 3/4 of the way down page 758.

Change:
"In Listing 31-45"

To:
"In Listing 31-47"

Page 779: Error In First Code Sample

There is an error in the 1st code sample on page 779.

Change:
"for ( i = 1;"

To:
"for ( i = 2;"

Page 779: Error In Second Code Sample

There is an error in the 5th line from the bottom of the 2nd code sample on page 779.

Change:
"for ( primeCandidate = 1;"

To:
"for ( primeCandidate = 2;"

Page 858: Incorrect Address

The address in the 2nd paragraph from the bottom of page 858 is not valid.

Change:
"write: ACM, PO Box 12114, Church Street Station, New York, NY 10257"

To:
"see www.acm.org."

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