There's a well known quote from Fred Brooks too: ""Show me your flowcharts and conceal your tables, and I shall continue to be mystified. Show me your tables,

There's a well known quote from Fred Brooks too: ""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."" (Though from your description I suspect that's also not the one?)