Chapter 26. Program Design

If carpenters made houses the way programmers design programs, the first woodpecker to come along would destroy all of civilization.

—Traditional computer proverb

Now that you've got the mechanics of programming down, we'll take a look at how to design good code. Creating a well-designed program is both a science and an art form. There is lot of science involved in the techniques and rules used to produce a good design. Your artistic side comes in to play when you use these rules to lay out a well-designed and beautiful program.