GOOD PROGRAMMING STYLE

1.

Make programs easy to read and understand.

• Use comments
• Do not use tricks

2.

Make programs easy to modify

• Top-down design
• Structured programming - no spaghetti code
• Self contained subroutines

3.

Keep programs short BUT do not sacrifice items 1 and 2 to do so

TIPS FOR WRITING PROGRAMS

1.

Think about how data will be stored in memory.

• Draw a picture

2.

Think about how to process data

• Draw a flowchart

3.

Start with big picture. Break into smaller parts until reduced to individual instructions

• Top-down design

4.

Use names instead of numbers

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