Creating software

Creating software

1. IDE

   • TREE
     • Error Diagnostics (Debugging tools)
     • Translators (Compiler and Interpreter)
     • Run Time Environment
     • Editor
   • Examples
     • python IDLE
     • PyScripter
     • PyCharm

2. the different generations of programming language

   • low level
     • 1st generation
       • machine code (1 @ 0)
     • 2nd generation
       • assembly language
         • uses a simple command for each collection of 1s and Os.
   • high level
     • 3rd Generation
       • Python. Compiled or interpreted. One high level instruction = many machine code instructions
     • 4th Generation
       • Declarative Language
         • Facts and Rules are stated e.g. SQL or Prolog (an A.I. language)