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Revision as of 17:18, 24 August 2015
Computer programming (often shortened to programming) is a process that leads from an original formulation of a computing problem to executable computer programs.
Programming involves activities such as:
- Analysis
- Developing understanding
- Generating algorithms
- Verification of requirements of algorithms including their correctness and resources consumption
- Implementation (commonly referred to as coding) of algorithms in a programming language.
Source code is written in one or more programming languages (such as JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, etc.).
The purpose of programming is to find a sequence of instructions that will automate performing a specific task or solving a given problem.
The process of programming thus often requires expertise in many different subjects, including:
- Knowledge of the application domain
- Specialized algorithms
- Formal logic
Related tasks include:
- Testing
- Debugging
- Maintainenance of source code
- Implementation of the build system
- Management of derived artifacts such as machine code of computer programs
These might be considered part of the programming process, but often the term "software development" is used for this larger process. The terms "programming", "implementation", or "coding" are commonly reserved for the actual writing of source code.
Software engineering combines engineering techniques with software development practices.
See Also
External Links
- Computer programming @ Wikipedia
- Formal language @ Wikipedia
