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Subject: Computer
Category: Computers > Programming
Asked by: gopinath76-ga
List Price: $2.00
Posted: 03 Apr 2006 16:19 PDT
Expires: 03 May 2006 16:19 PDT
Question ID: 715107
what is programming about? what does this mean? Are some languages
better then others? What are the criteria to make this choies?
Note : Please fine along with referances.
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Subject: Re: Computer
From: pinkfreud-ga on 03 Apr 2006 16:23 PDT
 
You are asking several questions whose complexity exceeds the usual
scope of a $2.00 question. I suggest that you either raise the price
considerably, or greatly simplify the question so that it can be
answered in the five or ten minutes that a $2.00 price would justify.
Subject: Re: Computer
From: marcusl-ga on 03 Apr 2006 17:56 PDT
 
"programming" is everything involved in making a computer run, e.g.
all of the software. the hardware is nothing more than very complex
circuits. "programming" uses them. most higher level programming
languages are capable of the same tasks and are essentially
interchangeable. c++, c, fortran, pascal, are essentially similar.
some other languages like visualJ and java are better for use in
things needed visual representation. lower level programming in
Assembly can most easily do the smaller tasks, like program higher
level software to understand a given piece of hardware, which uses
nothing more than complex voltage signals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming there's your reference.
Subject: Re: Computer
From: irlandes-ga on 03 Apr 2006 21:08 PDT
 
Program languages vary as to the time it takes to learn them, and what
they are for.  If you want a simple programming language that is easy
to learn, then a full implementation of BASIC may be the answer. Some
folks who are marginal programmers claim, though, that they had
trouble shifting to harder languages. Some criticism of BASIC comes
from those who have never used a full implementation, just one of the
simple things such as early computer versions. Full implementations do
provide  duplicate use of variable names in modules.

Fortran is allegely optimized for math and science.

ADA was developed to maximize control of large number of programmers
on a large project.

C++ is used today for most Linux programming.

So, it depends upon what you are planning to do, and how fast you learn.

My experience has been the way to learn a language is to start with
simple things, printing "hello, world" is a common example. Then, add
tasks one at a time, and in a few days, you will know a lot.

There are programming books such as ... FOR DUMMIES that will help the
complete newbie.

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