Programmers are often asked to describe algorithms in a way that is intended for human eyes only. Such descriptions are not computer programs, but are more structured than usual prose. They also facilitate the high$-$level analysis of a data structure or algorithm. We call these descriptions pseudocode.

An example of pseudo$-$code

The array$-$maximum problem is the simple problem of finding the maximum element in an array

storing

integers. To solve this problem, we can use an algorithm called arrayMax, which scans through the elements of

using a for loop.

The pseudocode description of algorithm arrayMax is shown in Algorithm $1\mathrm{.}2\mathrm{.}2.$