To recap, here are the main steps involved in designing a function:

• Understand your data
  • Fix the data definitions (since everything else will depend on it)
  • Construct examples of the data
• Name and Conquer: write down the name of the function and its arguments; make sure you know what kind of value each argument will hold
• Construct the function's template from the data definition
• Annotate any possibilities for procedural re-use
• Write examples of the desired behavior of the function
• Fill in the blanks!

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