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Xref: sserve comp.os.os2.programmer:11066 comp.os.coherent:9016 comp.os.linux:35488 comp.os.mach:2754 comp.os.minix:21900 comp.periphs:3515 comp.unix.bsd:11875 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:2440 comp.os.386bsd.development:524 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!malgudi.oar.net!caen!nigel.msen.com!yale.edu!yale!gumby!destroyer!cs.ubc.ca!van-bc!rwsys!rw From: rw@rwsys.wimsey.bc.ca (Randy Wright) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer,comp.os.coherent,comp.os.linux,comp.os.mach,comp.os.minix,comp.periphs,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.os.386bsd.development Distribution: world Subject: Re: Flowchart symbols (in ASCII) ISO-1028 References: <haley.735261235@husc.harvard.edu> Message-ID: <9304219445@rwsys.wimsey.bc.ca> Organization: RWSYS Exporter BBS system Date: Wed, 21 Apr 93 15:21:54 +0100 Lines: 37 haley@scws4.harvard.edu (Elizabeth Haley) writes: > peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva) writes: > > >In article <jmonroyC5pxx0.Axv@netcom.com> jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) writes: > >> The following are symbols I will be using in the > >> flowcharts for the FDC and QIC implementations. > > >Why flowcharts? I thought they went out with lovebeads and bellbottoms. > > Actually, while they aren't taught any more, I have found them quite > useful, especially in situations where the logic needs to be analyzed > often... It can also allow you to plan more easily where dividing > lines between major sets of subroutines really should fall... Thus > allowing for very clean modules and headers, as well as dividing up > the labor between people... > > Besides, it's fun to play with those little template thingys and make > all the neat shapes... > -- > I find myself using 'em too. Not for programming, but for explaining system analysis stuff to customers. I plot out little charts of what they are now doing, then little charts of what I propose. I keep 'em VERY simple. Sometimes, it helps, sometimes it doesn't. Most of the projects I sell are still as a result of seeing "Jo Blo" down the street who can do this and that with his computer. I find that many people are very reluctant to change unless they realize thier competitors have long since done so. My efforts with charts, figures, reports, presentations and so on are mostly a large effort that produces little sales. The sneering competitor, however, is wonderful. Randy -- ________________________________________________________________________ rw@rwsys.wimsey.bc.ca (Randy Wright) PGP2.2 key available ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~