What are the pseudocode conventions?

Question

What are the pseudocode conventions?

Answer 1

Generally speaking, your pseudocode should make it clear what you are trying to achieve, and should be related to the language in which the actual code will be written.

For example, if you intend to write a program in C, your control structures should be written in a way that seems like C:

for x equals 3, x is less than 40, x is incremented by 5

end for

Or, if you were programming in VB:

For I Equals 3 To 40 Incremented By 5

Next I

Beyond that, pseudocode is without style or syntax.

Answer 2

There really aren't any. Pseudocode is merely a way to describe an algorithm in general terms, using native language instead of syntax-correct code.