Programming Reading Assignment

Javascript Programming
#2033

1. What is a program?
Directing force that makes the computer do what it does

2.What can you say about complexity in programming?
That a program needs to kept in check, programs going out of control is the biggest problem with programs. Best practices are a must with keeping programs under control.

3.What function do programming languages have?

  • Takes care of uninteresting details for us.
  • Allows the programmer to talk to the computer about its actions on a higher level.
  • Gives orders to the computer.

4.What is the relationship between Java and JavaScript?
There is no relationship. They only share the same name for marketing purposes.

5.What is ECMAScript and how is it related to JavaScript?

ECMAScript stands for European Computer Manufacturers Association and is programming language that was released on June 1997 and it basically sets the standard. JavaScript is based on ECMAScript. Java script Is on of the most popular implementations of ECMAScript.

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#2034

1: A program is a way of telling the machine which is the computer, how to operate within the parameters of the written code, to function in the way the programmer has written or coded.

2: As the code for the program is written, the less complex it is, the better. The programmer should seek to use the most logical and therefore “simple” code.

3: Programming languages take human language and allow us to interact with the binary brain of the computer with commands, logic, loops etc.

4: When JavaScript was released Java was all the rage, the name JavaScript was more of a marketing ploy, the languages are not really related.

5: ECMAScript is the same thing as JavaScript, it is just the standardized version so that all programmers using the language are using the same rules and guidelines.

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#2035
  1. What is a program?
  2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
  3. What function do programming languages have?
  4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
  5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
    Answers
    1). A program is a set of precise instructions telling a computer what to do.

2).Complexity in programming is the amount of resources such as time, memory and so on, required to run a program and it’s controllable by the programmer.

3). The function of programming languages is to simplify the process of instructing the computer by making it possible to instruct the computer in human languages instead of the complex and complicated machine language comprising of 1’s and 0’s.

4). There’s almost no relationship between Java and JavaScript as they’re both different languages on their own. The similarity in their names was a result of some kind of marketing strategy for JavaScript to ride on the popularity of Java as of the time of the release of JavaScript.

5). ECMAScript is a standard for scripting languages such as JavaScript, JScript, etc. However JavaScript is one of the most popular implementations of ECMAScript and in practice they can be used interchangeably.

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#2036
  1. A program is concise set of instruction to tell a computer what to do.
  2. Complexity is a problem. The goal of good programing is to reduce complexity.
  3. Programming languages allow for the use of text to set out instructions for loops or other logic based actions.
  4. Java and Javascript are only related by the name Java. They are not the same language.
  5. Javascript and ECMAScript are the same language. ECMA is a standardized
    version for running outside of Netscape.
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#2037
  1. A program is a set of instructions that enable computers to perform a variety of tasks.
  2. Programming can become complex when you are building programs that carry new sets of rules that are originally simple.
  3. The programming languages enable you to perform complex operations that were originally long, mundane, and capable of error.
  4. Java and JavaScript have no relation to one another, other than for marketing purposes and following a trend.
  5. ECMAScript and JavaScript have the relationship that a novice might believe Java and JavaScript would have, ECMAScript are the proverbial rulebook that JavaScript follows.
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#2038

  1. Programming is making a computer do a set of simple tasks to eventually let it preform something.

  2. It can be as complex as you want it to be but don’t make it to complex because you can easily get lost in your own maze.

3.They make the 0 & 1 a understandable language

  1. There is none

  2. Its the same but with a different name.

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#2039

  1. What is a program?
    A program is a precise set of instructions telling a computer what to do.

  2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
    It tends to emerge from programs built on simple, clear rules.

  3. What function do programming languages have?
    They allow a programmer to talk about the actions they want the computer to perform. A good programming language allows the programmer to talk in high level ways, omitting unnecessary details, providing convenient building blocks and allowing the programmer to easily define their own blocks.

  4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
    There is almost no relationship between the two other than the time period in which they were both first gaining prominence. JavaScript was so named to benefit from the marketing buzz the Java language had built for itself.

  5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
    ECMAScript is the name for JavaScript adopted by the primary organization responsible for defining JavaScript standards.

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#2040

Q1: What is a program?
A1: A program is set of precise instructions telling a computer what to do

Q2: What can you say about complexity in programming?
A2: The art of programming is the skill of controlling complexity and is best managed by using
only a small set of well-understood techniques composed of strict rules and “best practices”

Q3: What function do programming languages have?
A3: The function of programming languages is to transform human-readable instructions into binary code usable by computers

Q4: What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
A4: JavaScript has no relationship to the programming language named Java - apart from sharing the first 4 letters in their name

Q5: What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
A5: The terms ECMAScript and JavaScript can be used interchangeably - these are two names for the same language.

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#2041
  1. A set of instructions which tells a computer what to do.
  2. There are rules to programming which are simple, black and white, but when combined into a program it can create it’s own rules which in addition can be complex themselves.
  3. Programming languages are the way we communicate with computers and tell them what to do. It is a way to control the actions of a computer.
  4. There is no relationship between the two. They are two separate languages. JavaScript name was chosen because Java was a heavily marketed language at the time Javascript was created. The creators wanted the popularity earned by Java to be associated with Javascript.
  5. Both describe the same computer language and both are correct.
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#2042

1.program is a lot of things .It is a text typed to the computer,is data stored to the computer and yet controls it actions.
2.the computers are stupid by default but given the correct orders piece by piece ,they can perform extremely complex acts in an extremely high speed. Because it combines a lot of pieces it may goes out of control and complex even for the one ho created it.
3. A programming language helps the programmer by omit details,provide convenient building blocks,allows you to define your own building blocks and make those blocks easy to compose.
4.no relation . javascript was inspired by marketing considerations rather than good judgement.
5.ECMAScript is a standard document written to describe the way the Javascript should work so that the various pieces of software that claim to support Javascript were actually talking about the same language. So,basically they are the two names for the same language.

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#2043
  1. A program is instructing computers to make them do what you want them to do. The act of constructing a program.
  2. Programming is hard, the art of programming is the skill of controlling complexity. Abide by a set of rules.
  3. The function of programming languages is to talk with the web/computer and tell it what to do and the computer would do what you want it to do.
  4. There is no relationship at all between Java & Javascript. Java is also a programing language but was selected because of marketing considerations…
  5. ECMAScript is a standard set by the ECMA International organization. ECMAScript & JavaScript are the same and refer to the same language.
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#2044
  1. Set of logic that set by programmers.
    2.make it simple
    3.way to interact between human and computer.
    4.no relationships.
    5 same thing
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#2045
  1. What is a program?

A program is many things; a piece of text typed by a programmer, it is the directing force that makes a computer do what it does, it is the data in a computer’s memory, and it controls the action performed in (within) the computer memory.

  1. What can you say about complexity in programming?

It is incredibly complex. There are several different parts which are separate–yet interconnected–which tend to be involved in the operation of the program as a whole. There is no clean analogy–so to speak–when describing the complexity of what a program does, and how it can be made to function relative to what it is capable of doing, and how it is capable of doing it.

  1. What function do programming languages have?

They instruct computers. A good programming language helps a programmer by allowing him/her to talk about the action a computer has to perform on a higher level. Languages help omit certain details, provide convenient building blocks, and makes those blocks easy to compose.

  1. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?

There is no relationship besides the first part of the name, which JavaScript appropriated in order to ride the marketing wave of Java.

  1. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?

ECMAScript is JavaScript–they are interchangeable names for the same programming language.

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#2046

  1. What is a program?
    A set of written instructions for the computer to execute.

  2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
    It can extremely complex, yet computers can execute code quicky.

  3. What function do programming languages have?
    Set of tools and syntax to instruct the computer to execute it.

  4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
    Not much, mostly a name similarity.

  5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
    They are the sam thing.

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#2047

What is a program?
A set of instructions telling a computer what to do.

What can you say about complexity in programming?
Complexity can grow out of control and needs to be kept in check.
The simpler a program can be made, the better.

What function do programming languages have?
These are artificial languages used to instruct computers.

What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
Almost nothing. It was a marketing gimmick to try to gain some of the growing popularity of Java at the time it was released.

What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
They are two names for the same language.

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#2048
  1. What is a program?
  • a Sequenz of code.
  1. What can you say about complexity in programming?
  • there is a wide range of complexity in programming.
  1. What function do programming languages have?
  • tell the software and later the hardware what is to do.
  1. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
  • Java was successful and the inventors of Java Script wanted to take part of this success.
  1. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
  • it is a standard which declares to other Programms how to communicate with that following code.
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#2049

  1. A program is a set of instructions (code) that executes by itself.

  2. It uses simple methods to build sometimes frustrating, confusing code.

  3. Programing languages are used for us to talk with the computer and making it do stuff.

  4. No connection other than name, like .com bubble.

  5. ECMAScript was introduces as the standard for JS coding. (so that it is easier for programs to talk with each other)
    Another name for JS basicly.

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#2050

  1. What is a program? - I would simplify and say it is a set of orders or commands for a computer to execute.

  2. What can you say about complexity in programming? - Complexity evolves as you build in layers and each layer has it’s own rules

  3. What function do programming languages have? - It should be able to “talk” or give instructions to the computer and tell it what needs to be done under specific guidelines.

  4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript? - Not much other than marketing

  5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript? - ECMA International Organization created a document standardizing the way Javascript should work and in turn Javascript and ECMAScript became one and the same.

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#2051
  1. What is a program?

A program is a set of written instructions, normally as code, to take the advantage of the computer capacity and speed to solve one or more problems.

  1. What can you say about complexity in programming?

As the book author explains, programming is the skill of complexity control. Even the programming rules separatelly being relatively simple, using them to solve a problem can become quite complex.

  1. What function do programming languages have?

Programming languages have the function to give ways to tell the hardware to execute what we need in the most easy and simple way for us, like coding.

  1. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?

There is no relationship.

  1. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?

ECMAScript is a term that came from ECMAScript Standard, a written document that describes how JavaScript language should work, so every piece of software written that support JavaScript are actually about the same language. So ECMAScript and JavaScript are names for the same thing.

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#2052

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ECMAS is another name for the same programing language used in Javascript.

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