Hour 3 Designing a Program
Programmers learn to develop patience early in their programming careers. They learn that proper design is critical to a successful program. Perhaps you have heard the term systems analysis and design. This is the name given to the practice of analyzing a problem and then designing a program from that analysis. Complete books and college courses have been written about systems analysis and design. Of course, you want to get back to hands-on programming—and you’ll be doing that very soon. However, to be productive at hands-on programming, you first need to understand the importance of design. This chapter attempts to cover program design highlights, letting you see what productive computer programmers go through before ...
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