Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!ucbvax!ucsfcgl!pixar!unicom!jonson From: jonson@unicom.UUCP (Mary D Johnson) Newsgroups: comp.software-eng Subject: Re: Basics of Program Design Keywords: program design methods Message-ID: <372@unicom.UUCP> Date: 21 Jun 88 17:29:44 GMT References: <900@td2cad.intel.com> <4365@ptsfa.PacBell.COM> Reply-To: jonson@unicom.UUCP (Mary D Johnson) Distribution: na Organization: Science Computer Center, MCC, Kentfield, CA Lines: 12 As an old Physics professor of mine once said 'if it works, use it' The basics are still there whether you are coding 10 lines or 10 million lines. Define the problem: what are your expected inputs; what are your expected outputs; what kinds of logical steps are needed; and most important DOCUMENT! PS. I have been programming and analyzing for 26+ years and teaching for 9 years.