Pseudo Code: The Art Of Prototyping

When we take the time to plan out an idea, we often forget about how things are going to be planned out in code. We get the idea, look at a few assets or mock drawings to visualize the idea. But we don’t do this with our code.

We tend to do it on the fly. This not only leads to headaches, trying to figure out why something isn’t working, and it can also lead to messy code. Makes you have to backtrack. 😧

Taking time to plan out the game idea and filling scripts with pseudo code will help you visualize the idea before writing it in code. Maybe you missed some logic because you didn’t take the time to write it down.

What are the benefits of writing pseudo code?

• Language independent (its just a comment)
• Breaks down logic into digestible chunks.
• More efficient as it pre-plans your actions before committing to code.
• Helps plan out algorithm logic.
• Can prevent errors.
• Easier to edit
• Gives an idea about the tasks that will need to be preformed.
• Can save time long term.

So those are a few advantages on why pseudo code should be used in all code bases for large projects and quick prototyping.