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Subject:Re: Flowcharting From:"Starr, Mike (MED)" <Michael -dot- Starr -at- AMERMSX -dot- MED -dot- GE -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 24 Jun 1999 09:39:55 -0500
I've been saying for years that if every programmer were required to
create a comprehensive flowchart before beginning to code there would be
far fewer bugs in commercial software.
Mike Starr
Tony Markatos said:
"And now a (sad) word on how the world "really works": A good flow chart
(not
excellent, just "good") is almost as scarce as hens teeth. In the "real
world" very few create flow charts that come close to any accedemic
standard. Not systems analysts, not programers, not technical writers.
Takes too much work and cost too much in political capital."
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