Software Coding
Simple and clear is frequency not something you think of when you hear the expression, software coding. I will give you a simple and clear clarification of coding and help you understand what it means to create software without going into details that often overcomplicate it.
Let’s get it right out in the open but stick with me.
Software programming is also called coding.
Software is in so many areas of our lives today but so few understand what it means to create it. Let’s start there.
What is software?
- Video games like Fortnite and Pacman
- Microsoft Word
- The Uber Smartphone App
- Google Maps
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- A doctor’s emergency medical record system
- A car’s dashboard touch screen
Apps, which is short for ‘applications’, also known as software applications, are created because existing software programs cannot help accomplish a specific task.
Tasks can be simple or complex. These tasks can require amazing creativity to solve or be used to automate repetitive ones.
What is coding?
Coding is a skill where you take instructions (the steps in a task) and interpret them into a language the computer understands since computers do not communicate like humans. They liaise in a language called BINARY and it is used 0’s and 1’s.
Coders write the order using a programming language.
This programming language interprets human code into computer code known as software.
What does a "coder" do?
Coders are problem solvers.
They look at difficulty, break it down into bite-size steps, and create solutions that solve the problem. As for me, I have always like this!
Those who possess coding expertise will find that there are many jobs in many locations, salaries are very good, the ability to work away from the office space, and the field is growing.
Even if you do not want to be a coder, significant the basics of software programming will help you use computers more productively and since computing devices are appearing in so many professions, this will be very helpful to you.
What is a programming language?
When you write programming code, you use KEYWORDS, SYNTAX, and OPERATORS. These are common in all programming languages.
What programming languages exist?
There is a long list of programming languages with new ones appearing every few years. Here are some that have been around for a while.
Examples of programming languages:
- Java
- C, C++, C#
- COBOL (yes….it is still an active language)
- Objective C
- Swift
What are the coding keywords?
A programming language allows us to write code using KEYWORDS that are familiar to us as humans (While, If, Else, Or, Do, and a number of others) and when ready, it is converted to the language the computer speaks.
This is easier and faster than writing all code as 1’s and 0’s (which by the way we do have that ability with the language know as Assembler or Machine Language).
What is the coding syntax?
When we create the code using a particular programming language we have to follow a regulation called SYNTAX.
GetMeCoding Syntax RulesSyntax rules tell us which symbols can be used as a bit of the language. Think of how we use ! or ? when writing unquestionable phrases or sentences in English.
Programming languages are constantly developed and new ones appearing every year. This makes it very hard to learn every programming language.
Programming languages are often created to handle specific tasks like calculating complex mathematics. To handle specific operations languages have OPERATORS.
Many languages include basic math operators:
- addition represented by (+)
- subtraction the (-)
- multiplication that uses (*)
- the division represented by (/)
If professionals need higher-level mathematical calculations they use programming languages that have operators that can handle it.
What happens when the coding doesn't work?
If there is one thing I can say for certain, coders love to create funny-sounding terms along with anything. That brings me to DEBUGGING.
Discover and fixing errors in code is called debugging.
When you write code, odds are it won’t work the first time. That means you have BUGS. Bugs can be errors caused by using the wrong keywords, syntax, or operators. Or because the thought process you used isn’t correct.
Debugging means fixing your code.
I have consumed seconds, minutes, hours, and even days debugging code. It is literally part of the challenge (and yes FUN) with coding. Think…. problem-solving!
How does the programming languages make software?
There are two ways that our human-sounding coding language becomes a computer or binary language. Compilers and interpreters make it occur.
For the motive of this post and keeping it clear and simple, a software program, app, or website is created by following these 4 steps:
Identify the problem you want to solve or the item to create.
Create an algorithm that breaks the problem down.
Write your code and debug.
Convert to computer talk (compile).
Compiling/interpreting code need the use of another software program. Most of the time it is the characteristics provided by the software programming tool you are using to write your code. One example of such a program would be Microsoft’s Visual Studio.
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