Re:A Paper Algorithm Notation
by nickpsecurity on Sunday January 01, 2017 @01:41AM
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The Pascal-looking one in the paper I cited that academic publications and classrooms have used successfully going back decades. Strange you seem so unfamiliar with it.
Re:A Paper Algorithm Notation
by seanmcdirmid on Sunday January 01, 2017 @11:24AM
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Yes, pascal makes for great psuedocode because we have a long history with pascal. I am familiar with it, I even ate dinner with Wirth once, nice guy.
I guess you just don't like new things, it makes sense now.
Re:A Paper Algorithm Notation
by nickpsecurity on Sunday January 01, 2017 @01:10PM
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I'm fine with new things. That's another tangent you're on. The original one that started all this was a claim that pseudocode wasn't about broad understanding. The Pascal-like pseudocode that I've seen for over a decade now has been there for familiarity and understanding. Even lay people get it without much work. If they didn't want it comprehensible, they'd be using C language they wrote the code in or who knows what.
Now, the OP designing a new method for perceived benefits is fine. I even encourage experimentation. That's a different topic. I haven't even responded to that one that I recall. I was countering misinformation about common pseudocode. Discussing OP's would require me actually using it on a number of problems along with diverse set of others with a meta-analysis of reported pro's and con's. Obviously haven't done that... ;)
So, what is "the notation that everyone can read?" Since you've claimed that it exists and is well defined, it must be describable. Surely, it isn't because this notation is different and everyone doesn't like different things?