Structured programming in the 1980s

Orr, Kenneth T.

doi:10.1145/800176.809987

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“…The computational primitives are shown in various graphic notations, which increase the readability of the diagram that would otherwise appear in the form of the program's actual code. [Varatek Software 1999] is based on the Warnier-Orr diagramming model [Orr 1980;Warnier 1976;Escalona 1984] where the concepts and relations are organized into an hierarchical tree using bracket notation. The primary task is defined at the root of the tree (left-most node), and the branches show the increasing detail within each child bracket.…”

Section: Pseudocode Conceptsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Designing and explaining programs with a literate pseudocode

Roy

2006

J. Educ. Resour. Comput.

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Designing and explaining programs are often difficult tasks, especially when novices are involved. It also concerns more experienced programmers when complex algorithms need to be carefully explained and documented as part of software development.Good practice suggests that code and documentation be tightly coupled; but there are only a few support tools specifically targeted at novices that require this as an integral part of the programming process. We propose a new tool design with this objective in mind: P-Coder gives a flexible descriptive view of the program via pseudocode notation within a graphical tree-structured model, from which the complete algorithm can be specified to retain the informal description integrated with the final code. Thus the code meets some of the key requirements for realizing a literate program

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Section: Pseudocode Conceptsmentioning

confidence: 99%