Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!rochester!PT.CS.CMU.EDU!andrew.cmu.edu!lb0q+ From: lb0q+@andrew.cmu.edu.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.edu Subject: stepwise refinement vs topdown approach Message-ID:Date: Sun, 29-Nov-87 11:47:02 EST Article-I.D.: andrew.gVg4y6y00Wo1zFo0CO Posted: Sun Nov 29 11:47:02 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Dec-87 07:01:08 EST Organization: Carnegie Mellon University Lines: 11 Can someone please explain the difference between stepwise refinement and the topdown approach in programming? Although it is easy to see vaguely what these notions are (they are explained in many programming texts), I can't determine what the difference between them is. Replies to me, please, and I'll summarize or to the bboard, if you think the topic to be of general interest. Leslie Burkholder lb0q@andrew.cmu.edu