# The Psychology of Computer Programming — Book Structure

- **Author**: Gerald M. Weinberg
- **Edition**: Silver Anniversary Edition (1998; original edition 1971)
- **Source format**: PDF scan with an OCR text layer
- **PDF length**: 364 pages
- **Numbered chapters**: 13
- **Extraction date**: 2026-10-23

## Structure and Page Map

| Section | Title | PDF pages | Printed start | Source text |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Front Matter | Contents, Silver Anniversary preface, original preface, and course-use suggestions | 1-25 | — | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Front-Matter/Front-Matter-source-text.md` |
| Part 1 | Programming as Human Performance | 26-30 | 2 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Interlude-Part-1-Programming-as-Human-Performance/Interlude-source-text.md` |
| Chapter 1 | Reading Programs | 31-42 | 5 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Chapter-01-Reading-Programs/Chapter-01-source-text.md` |
| Chapter 2 | What Makes a Good Program? | 43-56 | 15 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Chapter-02-What-Makes-a-Good-Program/Chapter-02-source-text.md` |
| Chapter 3 | How Can We Study Programming? | 57-76 | 27 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Chapter-03-How-Can-We-Study-Programming/Chapter-03-source-text.md` |
| Part 2 | Programming as a Social Activity | 77-82 | 44 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Interlude-Part-2-Programming-as-a-Social-Activity/Interlude-source-text.md` |
| Chapter 4 | The Programming Group | 83-106 | 47 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Chapter-04-The-Programming-Group/Chapter-04-source-text.md` |
| Chapter 5 | The Programming Team | 107-138 | 67 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Chapter-05-The-Programming-Team/Chapter-05-source-text.md` |
| Chapter 6 | The Programming Project | 139-162 | 95 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Chapter-06-The-Programming-Project/Chapter-06-source-text.md` |
| Part 3 | Programming as an Individual Activity | 163-168 | 118 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Interlude-Part-3-Programming-as-an-Individual-Activity/Interlude-source-text.md` |
| Chapter 7 | Variations in the Programming Task | 169-190 | 121 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Chapter-07-Variations-in-the-Programming-Task/Chapter-07-source-text.md` |
| Chapter 8 | Personality Factors | 191-212 | 141 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Chapter-08-Personality-Factors/Chapter-08-source-text.md` |
| Chapter 9 | Intelligence, or Problem-Solving Ability | 213-233 | 161 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Chapter-09-Intelligence-or-Problem-Solving-Ability/Chapter-09-source-text.md` |
| Chapter 10 | Motivation, Training, and Experience | 234-256 | 180 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Chapter-10-Motivation-Training-and-Experience/Chapter-10-source-text.md` |
| Part 4 | Programming Tools | 257-262 | 202 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Interlude-Part-4-Programming-Tools/Interlude-source-text.md` |
| Chapter 11 | Programming Languages | 263-276 | 205 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Chapter-11-Programming-Languages/Chapter-11-source-text.md` |
| Chapter 12 | Some Principles for Programming Language Design | 277-307 | 217 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Chapter-12-Some-Principles-for-Programming-Language-Design/Chapter-12-source-text.md` |
| Chapter 13 | Other Programming Tools | 308-339 | 246 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Chapter-13-Other-Programming-Tools/Chapter-13-source-text.md` |
| Part 5 | Epilogue | 340-346 | 275 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Interlude-Part-5-Epilogue/Interlude-source-text.md` |
| Back Matter | Index, publisher catalog, and back cover | 347-364 | 281 | `/library/The Psychology of Computer Programming/Back-Matter/Back-Matter-source-text.md` |

## Extraction Notes

- Every PDF page from 1 through 364 appears in exactly one source-text file; there are no gaps or overlaps.
- Each chapter includes Weinberg's Silver Anniversary commentary immediately following the original chapter.
- Part introductions and the epilogue are stored as non-chapter interludes.
- Pages without native text: 1, 2, 25, 27, 77, 165, 258, 259, 341, and 342.
- OCR was added for content-bearing pages 1, 25, 27, 165, 258, 259, and 341. Pages 2, 77, and 342 are blank or near-blank; their markers remain for complete coverage.
- The PDF's inherited OCR layer is noisy on some pages, especially decorative dividers, drop caps, formulas, and figures. Consult the source PDF when exact typography or a visual element matters.