An algorithm is a set of instructions to solve a problem or complete a task. Algorithms are vital for programming, as they provide a computer with the instructions to perform a specific task.

Pseudo-code is a simple way of describing a set of instructions in a manner that resembles a programming language. In an algorithm, most processes fall into three main categories: When pseudo-code ...

A rare 175 year-old book containing the world's first computer algorithm by Ada Lovelace – mathematician and daughter of Lord Byron – has been sold at auction in England for £95,000 (US$125,000).

Everything goes swimmingly for a while. Powered by the latest version of the algorithm, VIXAL-4, Hoffmann’s fund has made $79.7 million in one week.

The Eggers book—the novel which scored 100% on the algorithm—is described as “the single most paradigmatic bestseller of the past 30 years”.