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Experimental investigations of the utility of detailed flowcharts in programming

Year: 1977

Type: article

Abstract: This paper describes previous research on flowcharts and a series of controlled experiments to test the utility of detailed flowcharts as an aid to program composition, comprehension, debugging, and modification. No statistically significant difference between flowchart and nonflowchart groups has been shown, thereby calling into question the utility of detailed flowcharting. A program of further research is suggested.

Source: Communications of the ACM

DOI: 10.1145/359605.359610

Authors: Ben Shneiderman, Richard Mayer, Don McKay, Peter Heller

Institutions: University of Maryland, College Park, University of California, Santa Barbara, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University

Language: English

Topic: Software Engineering Research

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Purdue University

OpenAlex ID: W2054922473

FWCI: 14.19

Cites: 18

Cited by: 228

Related to: 9