Chapter 4

Chapter 3

1.	List and describe the four project-approach strategy areas.
2.	What is the purpose of the project-approach strategy?
3.	List and describe the four phases of the development cycle demonstrated in this chapter.
4.	How should the development cycle be applied to a programming project?
5.	What is method stubbing?
6.	What is the purpose of method stubbing?
7.	When should you first compile and test your programming project?
8.	What is a javadoc comment?
9.	List at least three aspects of your project you should double-check before your turn it in to your instructor.
10.	What is the purpose of a state transition diagram?

Answers

1.	- application requirements, problem domain, language features, high-level design
2.	- To maintain a sense of forward momentum
3.	- plan, code, test, integrate
4.	- Iteratively, in a tight spiral fashion
5.	- A method that contains an empty body or a simple diagnostic message
6.	- Method stubbing allows a programmer to give methods minimal functionality in order to test other parts of an application.
7.	- As soon as and as frequently as possible; As soon as you create your first class.
8.	- A comment contained between “/**” and “*/” that can include doctags and html formatting
9.	- Formatting, comments, name on project, all required files are on disk
10.	- To graphically illustrate the various values or states an object can assume during program execution