Flow Chart

 9.1 Introduction to Flowchart

• Flow chart is a graphical representation of a process. 
• A reference to C language is the graphical presentation of the execution flow of this program. 
• Often, whenever you write a program, you write without any flow chart. 
• It is impossible for another person to understand it. 
• Through the flow chart, you graphically represent your program. 
• By doing so, anyone can understand the logic of your program without you. 
• When you work as a programmer for a company, it is compulsory to create a flowchart before coding. 
• This is done because the programmers often change in companies. 
• It is compulsory to create a flow charts so that any other person can easily understand and work on a project that you have created. 
• An important reason for creating a flow chart is that it gives you a deep understanding of the program. You can see the errors and results coming in before it comes to coding. 
• If the flowchart has been completely prepared then coding remains a simple process in which the programmer has to write the code according to the flowchart. 
• The biggest feature of the flow chart is that the flowchart is not meant for any particular programming language. 
• By looking at the flow chart, you can implement the process in any programming language. 
• Large companies take a lot of time on the flow chart before developing the project. 
• Flowchart is the blueprint of your program. It is like building a house before building it. 
• More time is spent in the flowchart than the time it takes in coding. Algorithms are also made according to the flow chart. 
• Every good programmer should learn it because it is a very powerful tool. Today, many modern text editors such as Microsoft Word provide built in options to create a flow chart. 
• You can also create flow charts by using them.