Wednesday, July 4, 2012

In defense of software design


Some programs are as small as essays. Others are like sets of encyclopedias. Writing good essays and books requires careful planning, and writing good programs does, too. Small or large, a good program cannot be created by tinkering around. It must be carefully designed. Each piece needs a lot of attention; composing programs into larger units must follow a well-planned strategy. Designing programs properly must be practiced from our very first day of programming.

Read the whole page (and the whole book) at http://www.htdp.org/2003-09-26/Book/curriculum-Z-H-4.html

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