Already the second stuck as either misunderstood or off my experience: > Moral: Structure data late in the programming process I value Fred Brooks statement "S

Already the second stuck as either misunderstood or off my experience: > Moral: Structure data late in the programming process I value Fred Brooks statement "Show me your flowcharts and conceal your tables, and I shall continue to be mystified. Show me your tables, and I won’t usually need your flowcharts; they’ll be obvious." Defining your data structures well upfront can avoid a lot of mess downstream the project.