Best Practices: An Approach to Project Development


Before starting a project of this size, it's a good idea to plan it out before creating it. I'm a coder, so I usually start with the data. When I have an idea of how the data is "shaped," I can start designing the XML's data structure. Then I start sketching out the user interface and determine what has to be accomplished with code.

In general, when I'm developing an application, I start out with a lot of trace commands. I don't add the "guts" of a method until I know it's called and is responding correctly. This helps me pin down the source of bugs during development.

It's important to constantly test as you are developing. I usually test after adding each functional element of code. I also Save As with a new version number in the filename whenever adding anything that could potentially break the existing code. This way, I can revert to a previous version if I really mess things up.



Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
ISBN: 0789733854
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 337

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