
Students' Guide to
Program
Design
1.1 Steps in program development
Computer programming is an art. Many people believe that a
programmer must be good at mathematics, must have a memory for
figures and technical information, and must be prepared to spend
many hours sitting at a terminal, typing in programs. However, given
the right tools, and steps to follow, anyone can write programs. It is a
task worth doing, as it is both stimulating and fulfilling.
Programming can be defined as the development of a solution to an
identified problem, and the setting up of a related series of
instructions, which, when directed through computer hardware, wil ...