Algorithms and Pseudocode

In learning about Algorithms, they can get pretty complicated pretty quick. I remember sleeping through my college computer science lectures then struggling to figure out what the heck was going on (perhaps this is why I ended up as a business major).

Algorithms are really just a set of instructions. Whenever you are following a recipe, doing your hair, walking the dog, you are following a set routine.

In order to better understand algorithms, check out this wikipedia entry on 'Pseudo code'.

Now that you are all pseudo experts, create a pseudo program about something that you do.

Post it in the comments.

Don't worry too much about the syntax - just give it a shot. Try to think like a computer does...

Some ideas:

Write an algorithm in Pseudo code for:

- Walking the dog
- Getting ready in the morning
- Picking out a movie to watch
- Selecting an outfit to wear