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Discuss best practices for working with pseudo code.

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   Ryan Bridglal said...
   9:42 pm - April 5th, 2009

   Originally posted: 3 Mar 09 5:06 PM MST

   Pseudo code is fake code. It’s a language and code that appears to have been written in a computer programming language, but does not follow all the rules of any specific language.

   One best practice while using pseudo code is to follow my statement. As you are composing it, always stick to the rules of it. Don’t get carried away and use statements like:

   one plus one is two.

   With pseudo code, the statements should be:

   //being the program
   start

   //declare variables
   get inputnumber1
   get inputnumber2
   answer

   //calculate work
   compute answer equals inputnumber1 plus inputnumber2

   //print the output
   print answer

   //finish the program
   end

   Another good thing to follow while writing pseudo code is to write it as you are writing down the steps the code and program should take. Such as “get inputnumber1;” that code is stating, no matter which programming language you use, it will be converted to the proper code that will make the machine or program receive input from a source and assign it to number1.

2. 
   Ryan Bridglal said...
   9:43 pm - April 5th, 2009

   Originally posted: 3 Mar 09 5:17 PM MST

   So, without the comments, here’s my code:

   start

   get inputnumber1
   get inputnumber2
   answer

   compute answer equals inputnumber1 plus inputnumber2

   print answer

   end

3. 
   Ryan Bridglal said...
   9:44 pm - April 5th, 2009

   Then I didn’t agree with another student’s post, so I responded with:

   Originally posted: 3 Mar 09 5:16 PM MST

   I don’t agree but, at the same time, I can understand how this can be considered Pseudo code to some people. It is providing instruction, but not machine language instruction.

   As I read your post, it sounded like Human Pseudo code. As if you were giving instruction to another person. Pseudo code is a programming language itself and should be written as such.

   Yes, i understand Pseudo code can be applied to anything. But you have to follow the rules of general programming. Take a look at my post and you’ll get a look at what I’m trying to say about Pseudo code.

4. 
   Ryan Bridglal said...
   9:45 pm - April 5th, 2009

   The instructor commented:

   Originally posted: Brooke Estabrook-Fishinghawk 4 Mar 09 4:57 AM MST

   Response to Ryan

   So you are saying there might be different types of pseudo code—you are on the right track.