Planning Before Coding

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Planning Before Coding



Whenever you want to start anything in life, one major contributing factor to it being successful is planning.

Same applies for programming as this factor is crucial to a working and successful program.
There is two well-known tools that should be used by programmers to find spread out the steps to be undertaken to ensure all aspects are covered and the program will be constructed in the best way possible.

Now, I know this part of programming is not always the fun part cos you want to get cracking and start to code and make magic but once you get into it and reach that point where you don’t know what’s where and it ends up like a maze that you can’t escape and entraps your mind, yeah I’m sure someone out there experienced it, then you’ll realize someone got this tools and methods for a reason.
The two necessary tools in planning your program is:


THE FLOWCHART


The flowchart is one of the best ways to ensure you have a good understanding of your program and how it flows to reach your end result. It is a very visual approach to structuring your planning so makes it quite nice to use and brings out a bit of the artistic side of you with all the shapes and lines.

With the flowchart, you can plan your program from the top being all the inputs into the program and construct each step and decision to be encountered till you finally reach your end result.

I can’t stress upon how helpful this tool is and you should always use it to ensure a smooth programming session.


THE PSEUDOCODE


Now another good tool to use in planning your program is the pseudocode. I do hope I spelt that right.

It is a simple and easy way of planning as it is basically a more written form of your steps to planning your program. This is a more written approach listing all the steps in order as to how you wish to go through the program.

If you’re not really into the visual artistic way of planning your programs, then this would be a great method for you.



Now, I do actually recommend you learn and use both ways of planning as it is both good and beneficial to you.

My message basically to all especially beginners, master the art of planning first before starting to code as it is a crucial step and if you miss it, you’re in for a very hard time as planning your programs help immensely in creating your program and understanding what’s needed.


Even if you have a crazy program in mind, remember there should be a plan to your madness.

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