Complicated: Having asked two girls to the Senior Prom and both say yes.
Complicated: dealing with IRS regulations where the agents disagree
Complicated: Having a user who wants every screen to function with only one button
Complex: intricate, step-by-step procedures
Complex: the design of the human eye.
Words and more words; little marks on screens that convey sound and meaning.
Consistency, Reward on Investment, Sufficiency, Completeness
CMP
This very valuable technique yields so many good results
Arrow -- precedence
Box -- a task
Task -- some definable chunk of work
Stem -- the very beginning
Stern -- the final ending
Dictionary
The meanings of words and phrases
The correct manner for expressing certain ideas
Phrases to avoid
Diction
Using the correct word in the correct place.
Example
Calculations described in words often benefit from specific examples
Specifications for programs benefit from examples in source code
Specifications for outputs benefit from examples. Even when the examples result from MS-Word, the example can clarify details.The word prototype might describe such an example.
Lexicon
The general style of programs should follow predictable patterns. The manager or the director or his appointee should maintain the lexicon. While many people have preferences and notions about styles and standards, only a few have the gift. Decisions about the lexicon should involve include suggestions from the entire programming staff, and yet the gifted ones should make the decisions.
Language Standards
Programs
..declarations
..error trapping
..logic
..nesting
..remarks
Jobs
Records
Files
Security
Documentation Standards
Non-ambiguous Verbs
Nouns with examples or diagrams. Microsoft has become better about naming icons and widget; specifically, they have begun including more annoted screen shots.
Phrases to Avoid
Complicated: dealing with IRS regulations where the agents disagree
Complicated: Having a user who wants every screen to function with only one button
Complex: intricate, step-by-step procedures
Complex: the design of the human eye.
Words and more words; little marks on screens that convey sound and meaning.
Consistency, Reward on Investment, Sufficiency, Completeness
CMP
This very valuable technique yields so many good results
Arrow -- precedence
Box -- a task
Task -- some definable chunk of work
Stem -- the very beginning
Stern -- the final ending
Dictionary
The meanings of words and phrases
The correct manner for expressing certain ideas
Phrases to avoid
Diction
Using the correct word in the correct place.
Example
Calculations described in words often benefit from specific examples
Specifications for programs benefit from examples in source code
Specifications for outputs benefit from examples. Even when the examples result from MS-Word, the example can clarify details.The word prototype might describe such an example.
Lexicon
The general style of programs should follow predictable patterns. The manager or the director or his appointee should maintain the lexicon. While many people have preferences and notions about styles and standards, only a few have the gift. Decisions about the lexicon should involve include suggestions from the entire programming staff, and yet the gifted ones should make the decisions.
Language Standards
Programs
..declarations
..error trapping
..logic
..nesting
..remarks
Jobs
Records
Files
Security
Documentation Standards
Non-ambiguous Verbs
Nouns with examples or diagrams. Microsoft has become better about naming icons and widget; specifically, they have begun including more annoted screen shots.
Phrases to Avoid