Alan Mackenzie wrote: > (i) "Everybody" first drew flowcharts before starting to code;
I still have my IBM Flowcharting template by my computer. IBM part # GX20-8020-1. [Now wondering when I last used it.] > (ii) Variable length character codes abounded; on George (OS for ICL That goes back to the days when the programmer wrote the OS for the program, then what it did. > (iii) In common languages like Algol 60, you delimited blocks etc. with That goes way back in time. > (i) People realised flowcharts were actually drawn after the program was > finished, The true hackers ran a program that created the flowchart. > Fast forward to 2007: > (i) Managers think you should draw UML pictures before starting to code; To do list: * Update the BASIC program for creating program flowcharts so that it creates UML pictures; * Get the specifications for the program; * Write the program; * Run the BASIC script that creates the UML Pictures; > (ii) We're getting a variable length character code (UTF8)... and that tiny > number of people who need to write in several languages at once. That tiny number is roughly 1/3 of the world's population. xan jonathon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
