Maybe this is just my lack of formal CS training, but a lot of pseudocode seems a lot less clear and readable than just regular code.
@badnetworker I think for them, it's unchecked habit. I think pseudocode originally made it possible for non-coders to grok. (1)
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@badnetworker But, there's a reason so many CS books now use#python ("executable pseudocode") when teaching algos (2) -
@generativist I also bet it's something to appease reviewers. Avoids "why didn't you use [my favorite language]" comments. - 1 more reply
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@generativist@badnetworker too many languages out there to be known by every CS person. A common ground. Its hard to get the algorithms -
@tozCSS@generativist Definitely. I just wish the standard pseudocode looked more like code (well, Python) and less like equations. - 3 more replies
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@badnetworker Unless you use much magic, python fills that role of "what would user of lang X grok"?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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