Programming with Nex

Contents

From first programs to software engineering practice — using the Nex programming language.

Preface Preface

Part I Getting Started

Your First Programs

Values, Types, and Variables

Making Decisions

Part II Functions and Structure

Thinking with Functions

Part III Organising Data

Nested and Composite Structures

Part IV Classes and Objects

Designing Classes Well

Inheritance and Polymorphism

Generic Classes

Part V Design by Contract

Contracts as Design

Part VI Errors and Recovery

Errors and Exceptions

Writing Robust Code

Part VII Working at Scale

Modules and Files

Interoperability

Testing Your Programs

Part VIII Putting It Together

A Complete Program

Common Patterns

Concurrency with Tasks and Channels

What to Read Next

Appendices

Nex Syntax Reference

Built-in Types and Operations

The Standard Library

Solutions to Selected Exercises

Cover illustration: Robert Polhill Bevan, a hunting scene, via Artvee (public domain).