Any person when thinking about IT regardless of their field or age must have heard the following two words for sure:
- Programming
- Coding
Let’s talk about the former. If you look up the dictionary, the answer to our question will be even more confusing with technical jargon. Wikipedia defines computer programming as follows:
Computer programming is the process of designing and building an executable computer program to accomplish a specific computing result.
Umm… Confusing right 🤔🧐? If a 6yr old reads this, he/she sure would run away before learning anything.
First thing to remember is everyone is a programmer. You might think some people have not even gone near a computer, how come they are programmers? Most people don’t even know a programming language properly, how are they programmers?
Well, let’s look at what programming ‘actually’ means.
Programming is a way of giving a set of instructions and what to do next, it can be given to a computer or can be directly applied in real life.
We do the above everyday, we create a logically crafted to-do list so that we don’t procrastinate and complete our works, this is an example of programming in real life. Programming is nothing but crafting simple, easy and logical solutions to daily life problems. When we give these solutions to a computer it’s called computer programming.
The language we use to give instructions to a computer is known as programming language. There are different languages like Python, Java, JavaScript, etc.
What’s Next
This article is an explanation of what exactly is programming in layman’s terms. If you find this interesting, I hope you will continue your research regarding this topic and you may even pursue a career in IT. Do read on for more interesting articles.
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