Key Points

  • Building a perfect system is an iterative process.
  • You should do most work on paper because you won't try to salvage it and it's faster.
  • When you write code, you instinctually try to fix existing code.
  • OOA and OOD make up 80% of project development.
  • Ideas are often compounded.
  • A flow chart's version becomes a log of the analysis performed on the system.
  • Use-case scenarios demonstrate the steps taken toward accomplishing a goal.
  • OOA uses iterative passes to reveal all behaviors in the project.
  • OOD models the associations of realized requirements.

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