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Should one use pseudocode before actual coding?
Pseudocode helps us understand tasks in a language-agnostic manner. Is it best practice or suggested approach to have pseudocode creation as part of the development lifecycle? For instance:
Identify ...
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What is Pseudocode?
I've seen a lot of mentions of Pseudocode lately, on this site and others. But I don't get it:
What is Pseudocode? For example, the Wikipedia article below says "It uses the structural conventions ...
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Difference between a pseudo code and algorithm?
Technically, Is there a difference between these two words or can we use them interchangeably? Both of them more or less describe the logical sequence of steps that follow in solving a problem. ain't ...
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Is there such a concept as “pseudo implementation” in software development?
I'm looking for a label to describe the practice of using human-based computation methods or other means of "faking" an algorithm for the sake of getting a product or demo off the ground quickly ...
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what's best platform for explaining pseudo-code to a developer who knows nothing about it?
I'm a scientific person needing to document complex Matlab code to hand to a developer for him/her to understand and program in a different language. In the past, I've used MS Word (explaining each ...
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When would I use pseudocode instead of flowchart?
I'm a student working with various techniques of programming, and I've come across pseudocode and flowchart. I know that these are both used in order to think through the problem before actually ...
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Fast algorithm for finding common elements of two sorted lists
Suppose I have two lists of N 3 by 3 vectors of integers.
I need to find a quick way (say of running time at most N^(1+epsilon)) to find the vectors of the first list that have the same 1st ...
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Can initial inefficient solutions INSPIRE better ones and thus lead to faster problem solving?
When faced with writing an algorithm to solve a small project/problem is it better to come up with pseudo code that isn't efficient/optimum but solves the problem and then try to use the inefficient ...
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Is there a standard pseudocode for parallel algorithms?
The common styles of pseudocode are largely intelligible, and it is more or less clear how to write pseudocode for sequential programs.
But if parallelism is not hidden behind a full library and is ...
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Loop invariant vs Assertions
I have an exam on Programming Concepts this Saturday and I am struggling to find some information to understand some concepts better.
What is the difference between loop invariant and assertion? To ...
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Why is design by contract considered an alternative to the pseudo programming process?
Right now I'm reading Code Complete by Steve McConnell and in chapter 9 he talks about the Pseudo Programming Process (PPP).
From what I've understood, the PPP is a way of programming in which the ...
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algorithm to print the digits in the correct order
I've been trying to write an algorithm that will print separately the digits from an integer. I have to write it in Pseudocode. I know how to write an algorithm that reverse the digits.
digi(n):
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What does “if w in [1..5, 8, 11]” mean in pseudo code?
In some pseudocode, I saw the following:
if w in [1..5,8,11]
Does it mean that if w is from 1 to 5 or 8 or 11? Or is it something else?
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Pseudocode for an echo using recursion
Using pseudocode, what would the code for an echo using recursion be?
UPDATE: Appears I should have been more clear. By echo I mean the pattern sound exhibits when it echos, not echo as in repeatly ...
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Clarification of pseudo random number generator
I am asked to create a pseudo-random number generator using the following algorithm:
The generator will generate every integer from 1 to N-1 exactly once
The algorithm for N=2^n
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Opposite of Collatz Conjecture [closed]
How can I write (in pseudocode) a program that halts only if the Collatz Conjecture is
false ?
Here is pseudocode for the case that it is true:
function collatz(n)
while n > 1
show n
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