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Re:Ask HN: Is "Code Complete" by Steve McConnell still a rec... by pharmakom on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @04:43AM (#35710971)
This is why expressive programming languages matter. If your language is expressive enough, the sketch will be executable.
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Re:Ask HN: Is "Code Complete" by Steve McConnell still a rec... by ptero on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @05:06AM (#35711137)
Expressive languages help, but for anything larger than a homework problem I would still sketch up the system elements and how they communicate on a piece of paper, then write the implementation in a high level pseudocode. My 2c.
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