As the title promises, Alan Gauld's book is for non-programmers who want to become programmers, or at least to understand what it is programmers do.

正如标题所承诺的，Alan Gauld的书是为希望成为程序员或至少是想了解程序员做什么的非程序员编写的。

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This is a book for all programmers.

这本书面向所有程序员。

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Plus, although the ideas may be useful to programmers, the book does not get down to the "how to" level when it comes to fixing problems.

再加上，尽管这些想法对程序人员可能是有用的，但是在开始修复问题时本书并没有开始认真考虑“如何做”的层次。

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For programmers, the perfect book is a source of reference, that provides examples and acts as a stepping-stone that raises you to the next level.

FORBES: Dummy books are for dummies

On one floor, about two dozen editorial staff write book reviews, while down a hall perhaps as many programmers keep the software running.

ECONOMIST: Electronic commerce

Microsoft Press has issued a book called Writing Secure Code, now required reading in the company's crash security courses for programmers.

FORBES: Can You Trust Your Computer?