LeftyGuitar Posted Friday at 01:31 AM Report Posted Friday at 01:31 AM Hi all, Today I'm going to give a brief overview of programming languages. What are programming languages? They are a set of tools a programmer uses to make software or write commands for a computer. Most of the software we used on our computers is developed in programming languages. Some popular ones you may have heard of are C/C++, C#, Java and Python. Every programming language has a set rules and features that a programmer can follow or use. Some programming languages are good for making any type of software while others are better at handling web data. There is what's known as lower level languages and higher level languages. Lower level languages like C allow you to access more of your computer hardware directly, or very low level like assembly, which basically gives you ultimate control over your computer if know how to code in assembly. Lower level languages can be harder to learn than higher level languages, but this is debatable. Higher level languages are easier to learn but may not allow you as much flexbility as a lower level language except without the use of Libraries. Libraries are small programs that a programmer can use to help them program. These libraries may contain helper functions such as math formula's or image processing/decoding functions. These can help a programmer cut down on time from having to write their own libraries. The code used to read and write programs is referred to as source code. This is the code a programmer reads and writes when they write a program. Note that some software is open source and you can see how it was made. Other software is closed source and you won't be able to see how it was made. There are many resources on the internet if you'd like to take a gander at learning how to program. I recommend starting with a easy to learn language and then going from there. 1
Recommended Posts