Who This Book Is For

This book starts with several chapters on optimization theory and then introduces technical subject matter and examples with increasing complexity. This means that beginning programmers can use this book as a tutorial to guide them into optimizing techniques, and more experienced programmers can go through to the more complex subjects at a faster pace. Readers not directly involved with actual program implementation, such as project leaders or architects, can still benefit from familiarizing themselves with the concepts discussed in the first part of the book and several "pitfall" and "tips" sections of later chapters. The many examples of problems and solutions actually encountered in the field, which are used throughout ...

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