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Re: Go with the flow?by Basilides (Friar) |
on Jul 31, 2002 at 14:26 UTC ( [id://186500]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Design is a *major* part of programming, and at my college, a number of modules are given over to it exclusively. Any program where you can't comfortably remember every aspect of it straight away, basically anything that isn't a short straight procedural routine, is a good candidate for some kind of design. If it involves more than one programmer, one of the established methodologies is probably best--UML or even the dreaded SSADM for really big things--but if it's just you, you can pretty much make up your own system, as long as it makes sense to you. Always best to have at least a basic design before you even start tho', especially if you're using OO. As a programmer, this annoys me as I'm itching to code, but I can assure you from bitter experience, the amount of time you waste when you don't plan ahead (especially with a forgiving, easy-to-code language like perl, where you can code for miles without stopping to look back over things) is way more depressing than having to sit down with a pen & paper when you want to start typing.
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