The latest articles on Forem by David G (@alterum89). https://forem.com/alterum89 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2588212%2F89c39b36-5b8e-4a9b-8130-43455598c5e4.jpg https://forem.com/alterum89 en David G Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:51:46 +0000 https://forem.com/alterum89/searching-for-a-word-1kk8 https://forem.com/alterum89/searching-for-a-word-1kk8 <p>For a portfolio project, I needed to plan out and create an algorithm to search for a word in any given text.</p> <p>First I had to come up with a step by step plan:<br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fnr50seij9og3c396q83a.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fnr50seij9og3c396q83a.jpg" alt="Step by Step (Rough Layout)" width="800" height="602"></a></p> <p>Then afterwards, needed to take those steps and make it into a flowchart for testing: <br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F6yvn9e59ulpiddovbe5y.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F6yvn9e59ulpiddovbe5y.jpg" alt="Flow Chart (Rough Layout)" width="800" height="602"></a></p> <p>Once I tested examples from my current lesson to see if the flowchart was successful, I came up with a pseudocode for the algorithm:<br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fk6tk0osinvk5veod7a9l.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fk6tk0osinvk5veod7a9l.png" alt="Pseudocode" width="684" height="209"></a></p> <p>In conclusion, I was able to successfully create a small word search algorithm using pseudocodes and flowcharts to better understand the process with minimal experience.</p> productivity coding learning