pseudocode

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noun computing A description of a computer programming algorithm that uses the structural conventions of programming languages but omits detailed subroutines or language-specific syntax.

pseudo- +‎ code

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I don’t know if you’re the right kind of engineer or not, but in pseudocode (hope pre works …):

Matthew Yglesias » 37 Percent 2009
Here's what the one-line split-test looks like in pseudocode:

The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the time 2008
In pseudocode, they wanted to build the following construct:

patching turtle art Bill Kerr 2008
In pseudocode, they wanted to build the following construct:

Archive 2008-09-01 Bill Kerr 2008
Sometimes pseudocode is the best way to get something across.

Hansen and the "Destruction of Creation" « Climate Audit 2007
For now, I'm calling it pseudo-story by analogy with pseudocode.

Science Stuff 2005
But algorithms not in code or pseudocode but described are more valuable.

Replication Policy Re-Posted « Climate Audit 2007
I see that the current implementation probably uses TODOLIST.id_task_pk INT11 for ordering, so I'd imagine the least amount of effort would be something like the following pseudocode:

an open source to-do list written in PHP and AJAX 2007
Algorithms can be expressed in many kinds of notation, including natural languages, pseudocode, flowcharts, and programming languages.

Hansen and the "Destruction of Creation" « Climate Audit 2007
Algorithms not in code or pseudocode but described are more valuable, so we're not giving McIntyre the code.

Hansen and the "Destruction of Creation" « Climate Audit 2007