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Real-world applications require planning and preparation. Keep in mind that although you can plan your application to the last detail, you should anticipate changes as the development process moves forward.
Application design relies on a number of strategies:
Many application designers find it essential to draw a flowchart to help them visualize how their application operates. Building such a chart can help you test ideas you have about how data will be handled by your application, before you start writing pages.
If you are just starting out as a ColdFusion developer or don't have a lot of experience building applications, you might want to flesh out your plans as best you can and then start building application pages. Your process will evolve as your application components evolve.
As you test your application pages, your insight into how to proceed will evolve as well. You may find yourself retracing your steps to rebuild parts of your application. A rapid iterative cycle means you build components of your application, test them, revise them, and then move on to the next stage. This approach can help you get off the ground quickly without worrying that every detail of your application has been planned.
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