Let’s step back from the details of C++ and think about something in the big picture: specifically, the need for thinking about the big picture. In the rest of life, doesn’t planning help? You wouldn’t build a house, or cook a meal, without a plan. (Heating soup in the microwave doesn’t count.)
In programming, the plan is called an algorithm: a sequence of steps, to be executed in order, that leads to a goal.
Adventures in robotic cooking
Imagine if we can get our computer to make biscuits (the fluffy kind – like scones, but not sweet). A computer can follow instructions, but ...
