Organizing Straight-Line Code

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   * Does the code make dependencies among statements obvious?
   * Do the names of routines make dependencies obvious?
   * Do parameters to routines make dependencies obvious?
   * Do comments describe any dependencies that would otherwise be unclear?
   * Does the code read from top to bottom?
   * Are references to variables as close together as possible, both in
     total live time and from each reference to a variable to the next?
   * Are related statements grouped together?
   * Have relatively independent groups of statements been moved into their
     own routines?

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