as prompts get more and more elaborate they turn into prayers and pseudocode
…that means that YOU CANNOT PROMPT ENGINEERING YOUR WAY OUT OF THE FUNDAMENTAL ARCHITECTURE OF THESE SYSTEMS. They are GOING to output bullshit, because they are Bullshit Engines.
August 29, 2026 at 3:12 PM
as prompts get more and more elaborate they turn into prayers and pseudocode
La France en pseudocode :
if($condition == true) {
politique_de_droite();
} else if ($condition == false) {
politique_de_droite();
} else {
politique_de_gauche();
}
if($condition == true) {
politique_de_droite();
} else if ($condition == false) {
politique_de_droite();
} else {
politique_de_gauche();
}
March 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
La France en pseudocode :
if($condition == true) {
politique_de_droite();
} else if ($condition == false) {
politique_de_droite();
} else {
politique_de_gauche();
}
if($condition == true) {
politique_de_droite();
} else if ($condition == false) {
politique_de_droite();
} else {
politique_de_gauche();
}
Pseudocode is an actual thing.
Pseudoprogramming is too close.
Pseudoprogramming is too close.
November 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Pseudocode is an actual thing.
Pseudoprogramming is too close.
Pseudoprogramming is too close.
I don’t use this mug often, but I should. My mom and grandma found this and got it for me. It’s so tempting to dismiss it as being cutesy and stereotypical and whatnot, but a) the pseudocode is actually pretty good, and b) come on, it’s from Mom and Grandma.
July 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I don’t use this mug often, but I should. My mom and grandma found this and got it for me. It’s so tempting to dismiss it as being cutesy and stereotypical and whatnot, but a) the pseudocode is actually pretty good, and b) come on, it’s from Mom and Grandma.
Anyone else notice that when you ask chatbots to produce pseudocode, they just produce Python with esp clear variable names? Which — fair.
March 20, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Anyone else notice that when you ask chatbots to produce pseudocode, they just produce Python with esp clear variable names? Which — fair.
Pseudocode for Trump and Musk's reign of error:
SEARCH "USA"
REPLACE "GILEAD"
SEARCH "USA"
REPLACE "GILEAD"
February 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Pseudocode for Trump and Musk's reign of error:
SEARCH "USA"
REPLACE "GILEAD"
SEARCH "USA"
REPLACE "GILEAD"
Interactive visualisation of the Raft consensus algorithm, linked with the pseudocode from my lectures — looks amazing!
September 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Interactive visualisation of the Raft consensus algorithm, linked with the pseudocode from my lectures — looks amazing!
Java, where this pseudocode seems plausible...
`Desktop desktop = new Desktop(Desk.TOP).getTop(Desk);`
`Desktop desktop = new Desktop(Desk.TOP).getTop(Desk);`
December 23, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Java, where this pseudocode seems plausible...
`Desktop desktop = new Desktop(Desk.TOP).getTop(Desk);`
`Desktop desktop = new Desktop(Desk.TOP).getTop(Desk);`
i am proud to report my shitty pseudocode did not crash bluesky 🎉
February 29, 2024 at 5:44 AM
i am proud to report my shitty pseudocode did not crash bluesky 🎉
The pseudocode on my A* and hexagon pages doesn't have types. I'm considering it, but it feels less like pseudocode…
April 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The pseudocode on my A* and hexagon pages doesn't have types. I'm considering it, but it feels less like pseudocode…
25 years ago there was a problem in programming that programmers would quickly bang out a prototype, a mock version of the thing written in a language that lets you bang out prototypes quickly.
And their managers would be like "excellent, we'll ship it"
Programmer: but this is basically pseudocode
And their managers would be like "excellent, we'll ship it"
Programmer: but this is basically pseudocode
July 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
25 years ago there was a problem in programming that programmers would quickly bang out a prototype, a mock version of the thing written in a language that lets you bang out prototypes quickly.
And their managers would be like "excellent, we'll ship it"
Programmer: but this is basically pseudocode
And their managers would be like "excellent, we'll ship it"
Programmer: but this is basically pseudocode
That's not even pseudocode. That's like, I THOUGHT about maybe writing some pseudocode but was too lazy to.
September 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
That's not even pseudocode. That's like, I THOUGHT about maybe writing some pseudocode but was too lazy to.
my new favorite claude trick is “here’s a lot of code, give me some pseudocode that preserves the big picture but without incidental details just so i get what’s going on”. and then ask it to incrementally add things back
July 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
my new favorite claude trick is “here’s a lot of code, give me some pseudocode that preserves the big picture but without incidental details just so i get what’s going on”. and then ask it to incrementally add things back
lying in bed at 2am writing properly formatted pseudocode with my phone keyboard
literally so codebrained rn
literally so codebrained rn
May 8, 2024 at 7:18 AM
lying in bed at 2am writing properly formatted pseudocode with my phone keyboard
literally so codebrained rn
literally so codebrained rn
plz excuse poor pseudocode syntax, my temples still feel like cooling radiators, lights have tiny halos, & every sound still reverbs a lil
May 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
plz excuse poor pseudocode syntax, my temples still feel like cooling radiators, lights have tiny halos, & every sound still reverbs a lil
Good morning! Here's a sneak peek at UpCloud's core codebase
September 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Good morning! Here's a sneak peek at UpCloud's core codebase
nah, they'd pass entry interviews with pseudocode then.
hallucinocode?
hallucinocode?
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
nah, they'd pass entry interviews with pseudocode then.
hallucinocode?
hallucinocode?
Zum Glück sind Nassi-Shneidermann-Diagramme raus, die braucht niemaus mehr - und Pseudocode kapieren kann eins immer noch, wenn Programmieren sitzt
September 24, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Zum Glück sind Nassi-Shneidermann-Diagramme raus, die braucht niemaus mehr - und Pseudocode kapieren kann eins immer noch, wenn Programmieren sitzt
Bit like this memeified explanation. Learned the coding version, never the math notation!
December 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Bit like this memeified explanation. Learned the coding version, never the math notation!
Schlimmste ist aber immernoch, was ich beim Eignungstest erfahren und erleben durfte. Sämtlicher Pseudocode ist auf Deutsch und muss auch so geschrieben werden. Das irritiert mich sehr 🥔🇧🇪
July 30, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Schlimmste ist aber immernoch, was ich beim Eignungstest erfahren und erleben durfte. Sämtlicher Pseudocode ist auf Deutsch und muss auch so geschrieben werden. Das irritiert mich sehr 🥔🇧🇪
Tbh when I think in "pseudocode" I write Python too
March 20, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Tbh when I think in "pseudocode" I write Python too
New blog post: "A sufficiently detailed spec is code"
I wrote this because I was tired of people claiming that the future of agentic coding is thoughtful specification work. As I show in the post, the reality devolves into slop pseudocode
haskellforall.com/2026/03/a-su...
I wrote this because I was tired of people claiming that the future of agentic coding is thoughtful specification work. As I show in the post, the reality devolves into slop pseudocode
haskellforall.com/2026/03/a-su...
A sufficiently detailed spec is code
Specifications do not address the limitations of agentic coding
haskellforall.com
March 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
New blog post: "A sufficiently detailed spec is code"
I wrote this because I was tired of people claiming that the future of agentic coding is thoughtful specification work. As I show in the post, the reality devolves into slop pseudocode
haskellforall.com/2026/03/a-su...
I wrote this because I was tired of people claiming that the future of agentic coding is thoughtful specification work. As I show in the post, the reality devolves into slop pseudocode
haskellforall.com/2026/03/a-su...
tentatively, this refactored renderer would work like this (pseudocode)
May 9, 2026 at 11:19 PM
tentatively, this refactored renderer would work like this (pseudocode)
sufficiently detailed pseudocode is indistinguishable from python
January 25, 2026 at 8:40 PM
sufficiently detailed pseudocode is indistinguishable from python
Kaspersky has open-sourced hrtng, its internal IDA Pro plugin used for various malware reverse-engineering tasks
github.com/KasperskyLab...
github.com/KasperskyLab...
GitHub - KasperskyLab/hrtng: IDA Pro plugin with a rich set of features: decryption, deobfuscation, patching, lib code recognition and various pseudocode transformations
IDA Pro plugin with a rich set of features: decryption, deobfuscation, patching, lib code recognition and various pseudocode transformations - KasperskyLab/hrtng
github.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Kaspersky has open-sourced hrtng, its internal IDA Pro plugin used for various malware reverse-engineering tasks
github.com/KasperskyLab...
github.com/KasperskyLab...