Is Pseudocode Actually Useful?

[streeter]

I've only ever used it when I wanted to explain to someone else an algorithm; or explain to myself how an algorithm should work - without having to be detailed in the code I write.

Other than that, never.

[Tezzanator92]

It's like having a plans of a machine. - I'd hate to describe, measurement by measurement, the shape of an engine's cylinder head using words.

[deloc]

where can i get a pseudocode compiler?!?!?

[efeX]

[QUOTE=deloc;25325630]where can i get a pseudocode compiler?!?!?[/QUOTE]

make one

[ZeekyHBomb]

mainfunc
(
  input pseudocode
  compile pseudocode to binary
  output binary
)

done :)

[xAustechx]

[QUOTE=ZeekyHBomb;25327688]

mainfunc
(
  input pseudocode
  compile pseudocode to binary
  output binary
)

done :)[/QUOTE]

Damn you're smart. :v:

[eXeC64]

[QUOTE=ZeekyHBomb;25327688]

mainfunc
(
  input pseudocode
  compile pseudocode to binary
  output binary
)

done :)[/QUOTE]

ZOMG where do I paste this? :P

[/sarcasm]

[ZeekyHBomb]

It's self-hosting, duh!

[Jookia]

My entire game engine is written in strict psuedocode.

Oddly, enough it works.

[ShaunOfTheLive]

Well if you have enough functions, a real language can look sort of like pseudocode.

[deloc]

[QUOTE=deloc;25325630]where can i get a pseudocode compiler?!?!?[/QUOTE]

i love the ratings list. i can now keep in mind the morons that don't know what a joke is.

[arienh4]

[QUOTE=r4nk_;25273807]On topic, a couple of years ago a student in one of my lectures pronounced pseudocode 'swaydo-code' while asking the lecturer a question. He also later explained the term 'overloading' to the lecturer as when you exceed the rated maximum weight of an item (I cant remember his exact words).

It goes without saying that I don't see him around any more.[/QUOTE]
Not really sure if it's relevant how you pronounce it in English, since the necessary sound for the 'eu' is unpronounceable for most English people.

[eXeC64]

Python vaguely resembles pseudocode. It's jut so neat.

[pkt]

[QUOTE=eXeC64;25355448]Python vaguely resembles pseudocode. It's jut so neat.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, sometimes I can't believe it actually works.

[Jookia]

The [i]only[/i] thing about Python that I like is that it keeps people from mixing spaces and tabs as indention.

[ZeekyHBomb]

[QUOTE=deloc;25348187]i love the ratings list. i can now keep in mind the morons that don't know what a joke is.[/QUOTE]

Not everything that is intended as a joke is funny .

[Mr.Hoff]

Generally speaking, unless I'm working on a huge project with many details and features, I don't write out pseudo-code.