Forms of programming

Forms of programming

1. Machine Languages

   • Allow programmers to code instructions directly to the processor or hardware.
     • They can be programmed by sending sequence or patterns of bits to make actions happen

2. Assembly Languages

   • Is an abstraction of machine languages
   • Uses codes to modify processor registers and perform some functions

3. Interpreted Languages

   • Are readable by humans more easily
     • Are slower than machine languages because the interpreter needs to convert each instruction
       • Java is an example
   • The interpreter read each line of code and then interprets it it into native

4. Compiled Languages

   • Takes instructions written by a human and then sends that code to a compiler
     • The compiler takes the program and converts it into binary bytecode and create a program called an executable
       • The code in native computer format runs faster than interpreted code

5. Object-oriented languages

   • Treats everything as an object
     • Java a C# are examples of object-oriented languages
     • An object can perform methods, store values, and accept and return values
   • Objects are defined by a class that defines what an object can do

6. Data Languages

   • Languages that are specifically designed at working with data.
     • SQL is a language designed to work with databases
       • You can use it to combine databases and create combinations that you can the analyze

7. Functional programming

   • Is not bound by an algorithm
     • You perform transformations on values like a function in math
   • Haskell
   • Scala

8. Scripting Languages

   • There are scripting languages that allow systems like MacOs, Windows, and Linux to save common commands as script that can be run many times or distributed to many devices
     • PowerShell, Perl and Bash are some examples