What are pseudocode programs and flowcharts?

The first step in developing a very robust and long-lasting program is understanding design methodologies. Depending on the design level – that is, if you’re working on a small component of the system or the overarching architecture – there’s a design methodology that will suit your needs. For this book, we’re going to be concerned with the two most common methodologies that are employed by software developers of all types: pseudocode and flowcharts. To begin our design discussion, we need to first look at pseudocode.

Pseudocode

One of the easiest design tools a programmer has at their disposal is pseudocode. Pseudocode is an extremely simple concept that can help programmers work out their programs in everyday language. However, the sheer simplicity of the technique will often stump inexperienced programmers.

What is pseudocode?

Pseudocode is not a programming language, nor is it meant to produce...