Books for learning how to write "big" programs

[c james]

duli wrote:
> Hi:
> I would like recommendations for books (in any language, not
> necessarily C++, C, python) which have walkthroughs for developing
> a big software project ? So starting from inception, problem
> definition, design, coding and final delivery on a single theme
> or application.
> 
> Most of the code I have written and books that I have read deal with
> toy programs and I am looking for something a bit more
> comprehensive.  For example, maybe a complete compiler written in C++
> for some language, or a complete web server or implementing
> .net libraries in some language (just a few examples of the scale of
> things I am interested in learning).
> 
> Thanks!
> Duli.
> 
> 
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"Dreaming in Code" www.dreamingincode.com may fit part of this 
description. While it isn't exactly what you desire, it is a good read 
on the difficulty in creating excellent software.