Hello!
Sorry, I posted my last message so long time ago, but I'm back)
Since I wrote here last time I have tried to use mind mapping in two different, new and interesting ways.
First, I wrote an algorithm with mind map tools. To put it more precisely - I wrote requirements specification for a software product. Advantages of mind mapping here is a high speed of creating.
When you write requirements specification, you should imagine all possible situations and soft' behavior. And you should FIX IT!
So, put the first state of your program as a main topic of the mind map. On the first level you should place all states which can be reached with one action from initial state. Next level is organized by states which can be reached from one of the 1 level states and so on.
In the end you will have a scheme of states of your program.
Mind mapping here is more comfortable then UML, for example. Because you can create mind map quickly and you should not think about correct formats of lines).
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