One of the first things I learned about programming was to write the problem down on paper. Diagram it. Don't even start coding until you have a good map of whe

One of the first things I learned about programming was to write the problem down on paper. Diagram it. Don't even start coding until you have a good map of where you're going, at least at couple levels of detail. Most of the problems I've encountered myself or seen with others is directly related to coding too soon.