Programming languages

Programming languages

1. IDE (Integrated Development Environment)

   • Editor
     • Write/ edit code, colour code keywords, autocomplete code
   • Compiler
     • Converts the source code into machine code so that it can be executed as a standalone program file
   • Debugger
     • Identifies errors in your code and can highlight the location of the error/ reason/ suggestions on how to fix the error
   • Interpreter
     • Allows you to translate source code line by line when testing your code
   • Other features
     • Help with keyword syntax, debug tools, go through the code line by line as it is in the middle of executing
   • What actually is it?
     • It helps programmers to create a program through different tools and features
   • Translator
     • The tool that changes the source (high-level) code into machine (low-level) code

2. High and low level languages

   • Low level languages
     • Written in binary
     • It's the computer's own language
     • Can be read by the computer but not by people
   • High level languages
     • People can read it but the computer can't
     • Is put through a translator program that changes it to machine code (low level language) so that the computer can understand it
     • Written in words and numbers