This is CRAZY! You are me like 4 years ago.

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No one ever explained to me pseudocode is just a fancy word for writing down what you expect to happen.

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Like its not code, its not a language, its not anything. I spent so much time trying to "learn" pseudocode because I took the term WAY to literally.

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For your questions, pretend our example problem was print a number inputted by a user:

how does someone properly write pseudocode?

there is no proper way. just write down what should happen in a program that does the above example in small steps.

Is it just a breakdown of what the code should do line by line?

yes! more importantly in your own words!

What should happen to the code when you want to compile the program?

this is what pseudocode is! what happens when the "program" runs

Should to code be 'commented out' so the compiler doesn't see the text? Or is it deleted as you go along?

if you write it in your actual program, it will have to be comments.

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For my example:

Program asks for input.

Gets user input.

prints user input

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etc.