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From: jonson@unicom.UUCP (Mary D Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Basics of Program Design
Keywords: program design methods
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Date: 21 Jun 88 17:29:44 GMT
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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.