Programming

A programming language is a formal constructed language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer. Programming languages can be used to create programs to control the behavior of a machine or to express algorithms.

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“ Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute. ”
― Harold Abelson, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

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“ Remember that code is really the language in which we ultimately express the requirements. We may create languages that are closer to the requirements. We may create tools that help us parse and assemble those requirements into formal structures. But we will never eliminate necessary precision—so there will always be code. ”
― Robert C. Martin

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