SUMMARY

• Debugging and forcing are signs of a poorly written program.

• Process models can be used to completely describe a process.

• When programming large systems, it is important to subdivide the project into smaller parts.

• Documentation should be done at all phases of the project.

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Paques, Joseph-Jean, “Basic Safety Rules for Using Programmable Controllers”, ISA Transactions, Vol. 29, No. 2, 1990.