[prog] pseudocode

[Wolf Rising]

I'm sure this is a lame duck question, but what is the difference between
pseudocode and an algorithm or are they for the most part the same thing?

Thank you :-)



On 7/28/05, Mary <mary-linuxchix at puzzling.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2005, Kathryn Andersen wrote:
> > The usefulness of pseudocode is when you want to lay out an algorithm
> > which isn't language-specific, such as "do a bubble-sort".
> 
> To this end, if you do want to develop your skills in describing
> algorithms, you might want to consider reading rather than writing
> pseudocode. For example, in textbooks, see if you can find a good clear
> step-by-step description of an algorithm (ie, pseudocode) and then see
> if you can work out what makes it good.
> 
> -Mary
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