Welcome to Common Pseudocode

A simple, readable pseudocode language for learning and teaching programming concepts

What is Common Pseudocode?

Common Pseudocode is a friendly pseudocode language designed to make learning programming concepts easy and intuitive. It combines familiar syntax from popular languages with natural language readability.

Easy to Learn

Works like JavaScript with Python-style indentation. Multiple syntax styles supported for the same operations.

Natural Language

Write if age is greater than 18 or if age > 18 - both work!

Rich Features

Supports functions, arrays, records, loops, and all essential programming constructs.

VSCode Extension

Syntax highlighting available through our VSCode extension.

Quick Example

// Calculate factorial
function factorial takes in n
    if n is less than or equal to 1
        return 1
    else
        return n * factorial(n - 1)

result = factorial(5)
output "Factorial of 5 is: " result

Language Highlights

Flexible Syntax: Use natural language or traditional operators
Type Support: Numbers, strings, booleans, arrays, and records
Control Flow: if/else, switch, for, while, do-while, repeat-until loops
Built-in Functions: Math, string manipulation, array operations
Comments: Single-line // and multi-line /* */ comments
No Semicolons: Each line is treated as a statement automatically