November 2002
Beginner
432 pages
11h 44m
English
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Chapter 22. The Importance of Maintenance
In This Chapter
Flowcharts
Pseudocode
Introduction to Structured Programming
Structured Programming Techniques
Proper Testing Is Vital
Debugging
Chapter 2, “Anatomy of a Program,” asked the question Is programming an art or a science? Perhaps you've realized now that programming is a combination of both. Certainly the more you write programs, the better you will become and the more you'll develop a style that suits the best coding method for you. In addition, you'll learn objective, productive techniques that can help you and any other programmer become better. As you develop applications, use the techniques that you learn in this chapter to improve your code and make your programs more maintainable later. ...