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== Background ==

[[File:Skeleton programming code.jpg|thumb|Code typically found in Python, following a skeleton based structure]]

[[Software]] used in computers today<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lowery|first=Jeff|date=2019-11-02|title=Why is Software Development Difficult?|url=https://levelup.gitconnected.com/why-is-software-development-difficult-81a2a041d35e|access-date=2020-11-15|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref> is often complicated due to a host of reasons. This can mean that not just a single [[programmer]] can develop it, or that other modules or parts have to be separately imported. The programs can also be too complex on their own, some with multiple methods accessing a single [[Variable (computer science)|variable]] at the same time or even generating [[Pixel|pixels]] for displays. Skeleton code is used to assist programmers to develop their code with the least number offewest errors during the time of [[Compilation (computing)|compilation]].

Skeleton code is most commonly found in [[Parallel computing|parallel programming]], but is also applied in other situations, like [[documentation]] in [[Programming language|programming languages]]. This helps to simplify the core functionality of a potentially confusing method. It can also be used to allow for a small function within a larger program to operate without full functionality temporarily.