From: dbarker@spang.Camosun.BC.CA (Deryk Barker) Subject: Re: Flowchart symbols (in ASCII) ISO-1028 Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1993 21:23:10 GMT
terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C) writes:
: In article <1qv171INN417@srvr1.engin.umich.edu> plph@engin.umich.edu (Mark Montague) writes:
: [ ... ]
: >I use flowcharts when I want to make a non-programmer understand a
: >algorithm.
:
: A preemptive response in the style of the first response in this thread
: (sorry, Peter, couldn't resist):
:
: "Making non-programmers understand algorithms? I thought that went out with
: lovebeads and bellbottoms..."
I think he meant when he wants to make a non-programmer *think* s(he)
understands an algorithm.
I have been a professional software developer for nearly 19 years -
the last time I used a flowchart was during a training exercise in
1974. let's get real.....