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. ...

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