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Coding Explained

Code can be defined as a set of instructions in a language that computers can understand; and it is what makes it possible for us to create different computer software, apps and websites that we use including the browser, the operating system, the apps present on your phone, social media sites etc. are all made with code.  

Computer coding is a process that leads from an original forming of a computing problem to a computer program that works.

Codes play an important role in our lives as code is what makes computers work and computers are integrated with many objects and electronic devices that we use daily like phones, watches, microwaves and cars.

People who code are known by different names such as coders, programmers, developers, computer scientists, software engineers, etc.

Computers are nothing but machines that run on binary code written in 1s and 0s which is very difficult for humans to work with.

Computers like people can understand different languages like Python, Visual Basic, Java, Javascript, Ruby and PHP, among others which translate our instructions into binary.

There are two types of computing languages, low-level and high-level coding languages.

Lower-level languages are very similar to binary code while higher-level languages make it easier to code in.

Coding includes the analysis, developing understanding, generating algorithms, verification of requirements of algorithms including their completion, correctness and resources and the use of algorithms in programing language.

Source code is the code that is written with the use of computer language and the aim of programming is to find a sequence of instructions that will enable performing a specific task or solving a given problem. 

This requires knowledge in many different subjects, including knowledge of the  specialized algorithms, and logic and applications.

Coding makes it possible for one to use the program for its intended purpose or in situations beyond our control and contain textual, graphical and sometimes hardware elements that improve the working of the user interface.

One needs to check how much memory the program consumes the less, the better and whether a program can be changed in order to make improvements or adapt it to new environments.

 During initial development coding make the difference and this quality may not be visible to the end user but it can significantly affect the use of a program in the long term.
The range of  computing platforms on which the source code of a program can be interpreted and run. depends on the programming provided by the different platforms, including hardware and operating system resources, behavior of the hardware and operating system, and availability of platform specific compilers for the language of the source code.
The results depends on conceptual correctness of algorithms, and minimization of programming mistakes, such as mistakes in resource management and errors.

Coding also works on how well a program reacts to problems due to errors and situations such as incorrect, inappropriate or corrupt data, unavailability of memory, operating system services and network connections, user error, and unexpected power outages.

The process of coding, put simply is the art of telling technology what to do and making them work for you in a logical manner.

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