Source code

In computing, source code is any collection of computer instructions (possibly with comments) written using some human-readable computer language, usually as text.

The source code of a program is specially designed to facilitate the work of computer programmers, who specify the actions to be performed by a computer mostly by writing source code.

The source code is often transformed by a compiler program into low-level machine code understood by the computer. The machine code might then be stored for execution at a later time.

Alternatively, an interpreter can be used to analyze and perform the outcomes of the source code program directly on the fly.

See also

• Code refactoring
• Computer program
• Readability
• Software
• W3C Markup Validation Service

External links

• Source code @ Wikipedia
• Naming convention (programming)