Do you use algorithms etc.?

BlAcK TuRtLe · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2003 6:08 pm

My comps teacher spent a whole month on algorithms etc. and kept saying how everyone needs them and they help clarify programs. I personally find they make me more confused. So I ask, what do you think?

PaddyLong · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2003 6:13 pm

for some things, I will sort of scribble out an algorithm so I know where I'm going with it and stuff... but for a lot of things the algorithm is in my head

Catalyst · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2003 6:57 pm

flow charts and things like that are pointless

bugzpodder · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2003 8:35 pm

depends on what kind of algorithms and for what purpose. algorithms are not all-purpose and in some situations, if you can apply an algorithm, by all means, do it (what do you have to lose?)

Prince · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2003 9:29 pm

i used to use flow charts and stuff last year wen i first started learnin the language cus our teacher wouldnt let us hand in programs without em... but after u get used to Turing flowcharts get pointless cus coding the program is so easy

Homer_simpson · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2003 11:14 pm

well... they are not entirely hopeless... you could use them in tutorial for something... but to maake your program....i just haven't seen anyone do that... :S

kythoon · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2003 7:46 am

i use them for rpg so i can plan out what is happening

krishon · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2003 8:51 am

well the only use i have is to password protect a txt file for my saved variables.otherwise i dun't use it

Andy · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2003 11:24 am

this is why i skipped gr 10 compsci, its stupid, they make u learn a whole bunch of crap that u'll never gonna use

naoki · **Posted:** Sat Jun 28, 2003 1:33 pm

flowcharts are important for documentation
u could be the best developer in the world but if someone who is a potential buyer sends his team to read over ur program, they might not have a clue from reading hard code.
things like flowcharts help the computer illiterate and even programmers (i doubt u'd be able 2 grasp a whole program from reading the coding) understand ur program. it's the only way u can succeed if ur a struggling programmer

krishon · **Posted:** Sat Jun 28, 2003 6:08 pm

wow homer nice sig Very Happy

naoki · **Posted:** Sat Jun 28, 2003 11:15 pm

homer's got the biggest message window on the whole forum

i can barely scroll around the damn thing Surprised

Asok · **Posted:** Sun Jun 29, 2003 3:10 am

flowcharts are for pansies.

"I lack the basic memory to store information so I need to write everything down in a step by step manner so I can remind my moronic self what the hell I'm supposed to be doing."

SilverSprite · **Posted:** Sun Jun 29, 2003 11:56 am

hehe pansies Very Happy

i'm sorry.. ask someone from massey

Andy · **Posted:** Sun Jun 29, 2003 1:34 pm

silversprite, didn't u say that all year last year

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