PRG 218 Wk 1 Discussion – Coding as a Member of a Team

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Professional programmers typically work in teams on large programs that have fairly long lifespans. Additionally, because the programmers who will be asked to add features to, or debug, a program a year or more later may not be the original creators of the program, good original design, logical functional composition, and clear commenting are essential skills for any professional programmer.

Research at least two best practices for working on a large coding team.

Discuss the benefits and challenges of each of the practices you chose.

Due Monday

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.