Programming s/w

Programming s/w

1. set of instructions

   • written by programmers
     • speacilised p/g s/w used to crate and check code

2. Includes

   • editors - type + create source code
     • instructions not understood by comps
   • compliers to convert source code into object code
     • instructions understood by comps
   • debuggers - find errors in code
   • linkers - join diff parts of code
   • interpreters - chnage code from one comp to another
     • e.g. Java is interp language used by some websites so they work on diff browsers on diff comps