What is a Flowchart
Flowcharts are a representation used to better understand a code, algorithm or process visually. It makes it easier to examine an algorithm step by step. It is a way that a beginner programmer uses or prefers to understand the algorithms and make them more understandable.
So how to draw a flowchart?
There are various rules so that the flowchart can be understood and interpreted by other people. Various symbols and lines are used when drawing the flowchart, each of these shapes has a function and meaning.
You can see what these symbols do in the image below;
There are some advantages and disadvantages of flowcharts.
Flowchart diagrams are an excellent method for those new to software and programming. It makes it easier to understand the algorithm or process, analyze it, and troubleshoot problems. It’s also a great way to create process outlines and diagrams. Each person is a professional in their own field, so we cannot expect a manager who does not understand software to understand anything by looking at the code. Therefore, we can say that flowchart is a mediator for software developers and managers.
Of course, just as everything has its advantages, it also has its disadvantages. The biggest of these is that flowchat takes up a lot of space. Not every project and process can be short, so we may have difficulty putting them into a flowchart. If we cannot expand the flowchart enough, we cannot go into sufficient detail, and this is one of the points that makes our work difficult.