 Writing Computer Code For A Legal
Practice
As one of the main computer programmers in my organization I
was asked to write computer code for the legal practice in
which I worked - A Lawyer (Rechtsanwalt Würzburg). When I started
out writing computer code for a legal practice I found that
I was faced with an enormous task alone so I decided to get
a team of computer programmers involved to ease the
pressure. I had to write a code which was going to benefit
the legal practice in which I was working and one that had
to be secure.
Writing computer code involves typing into the computer a
series of statements or declarations; these are written in a
way that the computer can understand. If you have ever worked
on the old BBC computers before Microsoft was launched you will
have some idea what this means, as BBC computers used to work
by imputing code. Behind the whole Microsoft package is
computer code which is enabling you to perform tasks for
instance when you click on an icon to find a file there will be
a computer code behind the icon on the screen which enables the
icon to work.
When writing computer code it is usual to pursue a number of
varied implementation paths to arrive at the computers
programmes specification. Then what occurs is a process of
narrowing down computer codes from a large number until they
get smaller and eventually arriving at a code that will result
in the correct computer code. The creation and development of
code is not an easy thing to write, to an outsider who has no
knowledge of code it would be like trying to read a word in a
language that you don’t understand.
In today’s society computer code and programming is usually
a team based project and the need for computer code which is
easy to read and decipher is paramount. Good computer
programming is generally considered to be a combination of
engineering control, craft and art, with the goal being;
producing maintainable software which is reliable and
efficient. The programmers who create computer codes do not
need to have passed any particular exams or need to be licensed
in order to call themselves ‘programmers’. A lot of programmers
are self taught and have spent hours working on computers to
gain the ability of being able to program them. All of the
above should be taken into consideration before choosing a
programmer to write a computer code for legal practice.
When I set out along the path of writing computer code for
my legal practice I had no idea what obstacles would be thrown
in my way. However I knew that the code would have to be secure
but also easy enough for other fellow computer programmers in
my organisation to understand. Me and my follow computer
programmers worked tirelessly to achieve the targets and
requirements (Markenrecht) that are needed for
computer code in legal practice. I hope that the end result
is one that everyone within our organisation benefits
from.
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