Structured programming was first proposed in about 1970, by Professor Edsger Wybe Dijkstra. It has since become a major methodology, used commonly by most programmers, who may never even have heard the term. While many people believe its main idea was to eliminate the use of unconditional jumps (naked GOTOs, the infamous GOTO statement), Dijkstra states the main idea more generally as: "I now ... [MORE]
Definition: Structured Programming
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From General Services Administration, Federal Standard 1037C (Telecom Glossary 2000): 'Telecommunications: Glossary of Telecommunication Terms'. Long title, short but very clear definition.
Go To Statement Considered Harmful
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By Edsger W. Dijkstra. This short 1968 paper is widely considered the seminal work which began the Structured Programming movement, and is vital to grasp the motives of its creators. Reprinted as an ACM Classic of the Month.
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How to Draw Jackson System Development (JSD) Diagrams
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Learn about Entity Structure Diagrams (ESD) and Network Diagrams (ND) used for Jackson System Development (JSD). Download SmartDraw's trial version for free and draw JSD diagrams with ease.
Structured programming in Java
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Short article arguing for teaching structured programming before object-oriented programming, and that Java is a good language for this; shows and explains some simple examples.
