ALGORITHMS

In programming, an algorithm provides a generic and informal, the sequence of steps or actions that solve a particular problem.

The algorithms are the main documentation is needed in order to start the coding phase, and to represent them, is basically two types of notation: pseudocode and flowcharts.

The design of an algorithm is independent of language then be used to encode.

More info at: en.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithim