CSC300 / CSC402: How to write code [1/10]

The amount of time spent on a function does not amount to much.

Understand the problem!

If you are not working effectively, you can spend months on a single function and never get it correct.

So how do you work efficiently? Key things:

• Work out lots of examples before you try to code.

• Work on paper before you write any code.

• Write automated tests to tell you whether you got it right.

• Break the problem down into pieces -- work incrementally.