What is your style of pseudocoding?

Question

How do you prepare to code? Notes on a pad, flowchart, bullet points on whiteboard, comments in Sublime? How much time/effort do you put into this?

Answer 1

Doubled Styling:
Notes on a pad and,
Comments in Sublime!

Most of my time gets wasted on writing notes on a pad...ever wondering of writing comments xD

Answer 2

I always make flowcharts on Microsoft Visio before making the project.
First I make the diagram of the database which I will use in my project. (not in oop)
Then I list out the names of classes(in oop) / names of the pages(in web projects).
Then I make a simple flowchart of which query will I execute in which function(in oop) / in which page (web).
Then I recheck everything and dig into the code. ;)

Answer 3

patient, milk, brain and note

Answer 4

Most of the time in my mind palace and if needed, I figure out the partial code by pen and paper or rather whatever I can get nearby at the instant to write on, sometimes I even write on newspapers as they are always laying here & there in my house 😶

Answer 5

actually you should use Uml, but who does;-)

Answer 6

I have something called a brain where I store informations, ideas etc. I can then easily call those notes when writing code.

Answer 7

noted on a pad, comment sublime...

Answer 8

Visualize it on my mind-->make corrections and modifications there and when I'm satisfied-->go straight to coding.

Answer 9

I take notes of the algorithms to be included and start off writing code thereafter. I hardly do the flowcharts. I'd rather do the decision table.

I think flowcharts are derived from pseudocodes.
Pseudocodes are the written algorithms in human language rather than the graphical representation of the same in the Flowcharts.

Answer 10

I dont at all. I should I know

Answer 11

it really depends on how big your project that you want to develop.

Answer 12

Ballpoint pen, paper

-> Draws curvy lines in a circle pointing to a letter

:: Oh wow, a masterpiece
-- The curvy lines represent what will happen the letters represents the output and a circle represents a single algorithm some question mark represents if else statement -----> This represents while loops and so on lol

Answer 13

notes and research for over 3 hours after i finish my schoolwork

Answer 14

Normally I take notes on a sheet of paper about everything I have to fix and every feature I have to add to the program. Then I just code. When I have to debug algorithms, however, having some paper and a pen is very important for me, as I write down every single step with all of the variables changes and I try to improve it.

Edit:
also having a whiteboard where I can plan everything (especially regarding the UI) is very useful.

Answer 15

I just take a sheet of paper with a pen/pencil and make some drawings or write down steps how I will create my program 😃

Answer 16

I always start too generic on paper, to end up loosing my self in the details on the editor.
At that point: reorganization including new details.
Repeat until i'm satisfied of the result.

Answer 17

i always use my brain and a paper to solve any problem that faced me...

Answer 18

If I need to write a big complex program, I will use my window to write and plan it.

Answer 19

Formally I use my whiteboard, then after I validate this using my Ipython interpreter. If i want to do a more academic work I use the algo60 format in my latex notebooks, beer,tequila, coffee is okay to me.

Answer 20

I usually either 1. write down what I need to add on a piece of paper, or 2. make a script where I put comments everywhere and lisdt what I need to add and erase it when I am done with it.