Then two numbers are entered. Then, the addition is stored to the sum variable. Finally, the sum is printed. That is the algorithm to add two numbers. Pseudocode is an informal way of writing a program. It is not exactly a computer program. It represents the algorithm of the program in natural language and mathematical notations. Usually, there is no particular code syntax to write a pseudocode.
Therefore, there is no strict syntax as a usual programming language. It uses simple English language.
Pseudocode is "Make me a sandwich, then once it's made, bring it to me. See this answer to another question. There I described a relation between an algorithm and pseudocode. The short version: 'Pseudo code is one of the ways to represent an algorithm' — Goran Jovic.
Neil or even SUDO make me a sandwich xkcd. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Wikipedia's definition of an Algorithm: In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an effective method expressed as a finite list of well-defined instructions for calculating a function.
So no, they're not really synonymous. Improve this answer. Demian Brecht Demian Brecht Community Bot 1. DanC DanC 3 3 bronze badges. Short and straight. But I'd say "a written text" than "the written text". What do you think? Dan Ray Dan Ray 9, 3 3 gold badges 35 35 silver badges 49 49 bronze badges. I don't think so. At least there isn't anything similar in Portuguese about that knock-knock game. So, I'd say that there isn't also in other Romance languages like Spanish and Italian.
I won't include French because it had a long affair with English in British islands centuries ago, and I don't know other Romance languages like Romanian and others. So no, I wouldn't use the terms interchangeably.
Random42 Random42 Aditya P Aditya P 3, 2 2 gold badges 24 24 silver badges 42 42 bronze badges. For instance you can describe a chess playing computer as a pseudo code like this: place initial pieces in their locations show board while game is not over make move and display board prompt user for move make users move Yes, this is pseudocode, it is helpful as a good starting point but glosses over lots of details.
You can revise it, adding one more level like so: place initial pieces in their locations show board while board is not checkmate or draw make a list of white's legal moves choose the best according to some criteria make that move and compute resulting board see if checkmate or draw has occurred display board make a list of black's legal moves prompt user for legal move for input make that move and compute resulting board see if checkmate or draw has occurred display board Now you can write pseudocode for each of the major steps like "make a list of black's legal moves", like so: for each black piece for piece type in a given location make a list of next possible locations Now you can see the power of pseudocode is really in its ability to show the whole situation in one go and then allowing you to address details piece by piece.
You can see that the algorithm has to be very precise to be useful. So, as depicted above you can clearly see how the algorithm is used to generate the pseudocode which is further expanded by following a particular syntax of a programming language to create the code of the program.
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Next Difference Between Algorithm and Flowchart. Email ID. Contact No. It is the method used for writing the computer program in easy ad readable format or in the English language to make it the user or developer easier to understand the logic for further problem resolution.
It is another method of describing the computer program in a readable ad understandable with the sequence of steps written to follow while writing the code. It is said to be the representation of the algorithm as it is simpler to read and understand than the algorithm.
It is said to be the sequence of steps of explanation for the code with logical steps that makes it easier but a bit difficult to understand than pseudocode. It is one of the simpler methods or versions for writing code in any programming language. It is one of the systematic and logical methods or versions for writing code in any programming language. Pseudocode is not a programming language and is written in simple English and hence it is easy to understand and read.
Algorithms use natural languages ad flowcharts for representing any code and hence it is easy to read but difficult in understanding the algorithm. Pseudocode can be considered a method for describing the program into high-level description with the operating principle of any computer program or algorithm.
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