Programming Reading Assignment

[denise]

1. What is a program?
   It’s a set of instructions.

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
   Code can get messy and complex quickly - keep it simple.

3. What function do programming languages have?
   It allows the developer to concisely write the instructions so that it can be easily read by anyone.

4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
   Not related - the Javascript name was purely a marketing ploy to ride the coat-tails of the popularity of Java.

5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
   ECMAScript and Javascript are the same thing and can be used interchangeably. The ECMAScript standard was a document which described how javascript should work.

[BlockChainGang]

4. Assigning variables and printing to the console.

5. Write a script that prints “ Hello World! ” to the console.

6. Expand script with an integer variable age that has the value 4 .

7. Print “ Age: ” and the value of age in the console.

8. Enter the following comment in the script: “ Now we change the value of the variable age: “.

9. Change the value in the variable age , to your own age.

10. Print a new line to the console with appropriate text and the new value for age .

11. Run your script.

I’m so new and such a noob I am however having trouble understanding what this part of the assignment wants me to accomplish and I am certain I am not going about this correctly. I want to make sure I learn everything correctly and efficiently. If someone could explain and or guide me in the right direction I will be very thankful

[Brett_Gallinger_II]

1. What is a program?
   Instructions that tell a computer what to do.

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
   Programs can be very complex or quite simple depending on their purpose…and who wrote the code.

3. What function do programming languages have?
   To provide an interface or bridge of common instructions (syntax) between what the computer can understand (0 or 1) and what a human can easily read and comprehend.

4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
   No real relationship - strictly a marketing ploy…(JavaScript) trying to ride the shirt-tail of a popular programming language at the time (Java).

5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
   ECMAScript is basically just just another name for Javascript.
   From the web - ECMAScript is a general-purpose programming language, standardised by Ecma International according to the document ECMA-262. It is a JavaScript standard meant to ensure the interoperability of web pages across different web browsers.Wikipedia

[Nuummitte]

1. A program is many things. Once one level is a set of instructions for the computer to create an intended outcome. On another level it is the thought architecture of another universe.

2. Programming complexity is not necessarily to be avoided but there should be some caution taken in creating overly complex programs. That is simplicity is a very complex thing and an elegant and simple program is the product of ingenious design while a programmer may get lost in their own complex creation.

3. Programming languages have the function of creating abstractions that simplify instructions to the machine.

4, Java and Javascript have a relationship in name only, like Java has to coffee.

5. ECMAScript does have a relationship to Javascript and is a language that describes a general purpose programming language and precisely how a Javascript system should work. The language is named for the organization that standardized it. ECMAScript also describes different version of JavaScript. The one in ‘Eloquent JavaScript’ is ECMAScript version 3.

[Robert12]

1. What is a program?
   It is a piece of text typed by a programmer, it makes the computer do what it does, it is data in the computer’s memory and it also controls the actions performed on this same memory.

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
   The art of programming is the skill of controlling complexity. A great program is made simple in its complexity. This complexity is best managed by using only a small set of well-understood techniques in the program.

3. What function do programming languages have?
   A good programming language helps the programmer by allowing them to talk about the actions that the computer has to perform on a higher level. It helps omit details, provides convenient building blocks, allows you to define your own building blocks, and makes those blocks easy to compose.

4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
   No relationship. Java is another programming language, which was heavily marketed once JavaScript was introduced.

5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
   The ECMAScript (Ecma International organization that did the standardization) is a standard document describing the way the JavaScript language should work.

[NgawatiD]

What is programming?

A programme is a sequence of instructions that obey a predefined set of rules/grammar in order to solve a series of problems with a machine.

What can you say about complexity in programming?

Complexity is good but makes things harder to understand, the goal is to simplify the complexity

What function do programming languages have?

Programming languages provide people with an easy to read often high-level code to computers applications and devices

What is the relationship between Java and JavaScript?

None at all, JavaScript was given its name for marketing purposes decades earlier, when java was extremely popular.

What is ECMAScript and how is it related to JavaScript?

Since ECMAScript is the standard edition of JavaScript, they are essentially the same thing.

[tanu_g]

1. What is a program?
A program is a set of instructions basically tells a machine what to do.

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
The main goal of programming is to reduce complexity by making programs more readable, understandable, and executable.
The primary objective of a programmer is to reduce space and time consumption.

3. What function do programming languages have?
Programming language is a medium of communication between humans and machines. Their purpose is to instruct a task to a computer.

4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
The two are programming languages nothing is alike to each other except for the name.

5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
ECMAScript is a standardized form of Javascript. In practical terms, the two languages are the same.

[AthenaBelisle]

1. A program is a set of instructions for a computer to perform.

2. One should try and avoid complexity by simplifying whats possible, as complexity will make a program harder to comprehend.

3. For an understandable and translative interpretation, programming languages are used by humans to portray to a computer organized instructions.

4. Little to no relation

5. ECMAScript may be used interchangeably for JavaScript. ECMAScript is a set of standards that is implemented by JavaScript, making them the same language.

[Big_G]

1)What is a program?
A program is a set of instructions given to a computer to accomplish a certain task in an ordered process of instructions.
2)What can you say about complexity in programming?
The Fundamental rules are simple and clear but programs built on top of these rules tend to become complex enough to introduce their own rules and complexity.
3)What function do programming languages have?
A programming languages function is to instruct the computer to complete its tasks in an orderly and quick fashion.
4)What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
The key difference between Java and JavaScript is that java is a programming language that creates apps that run in virtual machines and browser and javascript is a scripting language who’s code only operates on a browser.
5)What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
JavaScript conforms to ECMAScript standards

[C.shepherd]

1. A program is a piece of text typed by a programmer, a set of precise instructions that tell a computer what to do.

2. Part of being a skilled programmer is managing complexity. To get the computer to do what you want it to do by giving it the simplist set of instructions.

3. They allow us to create sets of instructions for computers in a simpler and more efficient way.

4. They are unrelated. Java was a popular language being heavily marketed at the time so JavaScript was named in an attempt to capture some of the hype of Java.

5. ECMAScript is a JavaScript standard that allows interoperability between web pages and all the different web browsers. It is named after the Ecma international organization who created the standard. ECMAScript and JavaScript are used interchangeably. They are two names for the same language.

[KJLO]

1. What is a program?
   A program is a series of instructions ordering a computer to act a certain way.
2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
   Programming is not easy, you could get lost into it at some times. It can even confuse the person who created it. So the biggest challenge is to keep it under control.
3. What function do programming languages have?
   Programming languages allow human to write and read instructions given to computers in an understandable syntax
4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
   There is no relationship at all.
5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
   ECMAScript is the standardisation of the JavaScript language Calle dafter the Ecma International organization who created the standardization. ECMAScript and JavaScript are the same language.

[firerock]

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

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
   The fundamental rules are simple and clear, but programs built on top of these rules tend to become complex enough to introduce their own rules and complexity.

3. What function do programming languages have?
   A good programming language helps the programmer by allowing them to talk about the actions that the computer has to perform on a higher level. It helps omit details, provides convenient building blocks (such as while and console.log), allows you to define your own building blocks (such as sum and range), and makes those blocks easy to compose.

4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
   No relationship.

5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
   In practice, the terms ECMAScript and JavaScript can be used interchangeably—they are two names for the same language.

[CryptoCurlz]

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

It is a piece of text typed by a programmer, it is the directing force that makes the computer do what it does, it is data in the computer’s memory, yet it controls the actions performed on this same memory.

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
   The individual parts may seem, and in fact be, easy enough. Planning for the whole is where things become more difficult. Considering the ways parts interconnect and contribute to the operation of the whole goes a long way to understanding complexity in programming.

Keeping programs under control is a main challenge of programming.

3. What function do programming languages have?
   Drastically reduces the complexity of creating instructions for computers by allowing programmers to talk about the actions the computer needs to perform on a higher level.

Programming languages omits details, provides convenient building blocks, allows you to define your own building blocks, and makes those blocks easy to compose.

4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
   It is important to note that JavaScript has almost nothing to do with the programming language named Java. The similar name was inspired by marketing considerations rather than good judgment. When JavaScript was being introduced, the Java language was being heavily marketed and was gaining popularity. Someone thought it was a good idea to try to ride along on this success. Now we are stuck with the name.

5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
   After its adoption outside of Netscape, a standard document was written to describe the way the JavaScript language should work so that the various pieces of software that claimed to support JavaScript were actually talking about the same language. This is called the ECMAScript standard, after the Ecma International organization that did the standardization. In practice, the terms ECMAScript and JavaScript can be used interchangeably—they are two names for the same language.

[Experiment]

@ivan

1. What is a program?

A program is a set of precise instructions telling the computer what to do.

@ivan

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?

Complexity in programming is much like math class in school: simplify to smallest form.

@ivan

3. What function do programming languages have?

Programming languages enable the programmer to modify and/or create using various building blocks (variables and pre-defined tools or actions). These facets of the language allow the programmer to work in “simplified” formats reducing workload and complexity as a whole.

@ivan

4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?

JavaScript has very little to do with Java fundamentally. The relationship is by name only; consequence of marketing conditions at the time (Java popularity).

@ivan

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

ECMAScript is JavaScript. JavaScript was formed in 1995 and met with ECMA (European Computer Manufacturers Association) to implement a standardized document for developers to follow (ECMA 262). This ensured JavaScript meant the same for everyone.

[Chawan]

1. What is a program?
   a set of precise instructions telling computers what to do.
2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
   Some believe that great programming is about controlling complexity. Though, there are many ways to approach programming, a great programming should be made simple in its complexity.
3. What function do programming languages have?
   It allows programmers to keep track of high level instructions, omits details and provides ability to defines and creates building blocks
4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
   No relationship. Java is a compling language, while Javascript is scripting language. Only Javascript was named after the Java’s marketing trend. Javascript can be interchangeably called ECMAScript.
5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
   It is interchangeable name with JAVASCRIPT.

[burkmal]

1. A set of instructions.
2. To each is their own. Although it would be best to stick with a more simplified approach.
3. To enact a set of instructions created by a developer.
4. There is none.
5. Its the same language, just another term.

[Sieg_Kamgo]

• What is a program?
  A program is a set of precise instructions telling the computer what to do.
• What can you say about complexity in programming?
  Programming can become very complex and frustrating at times when you try to build something and don’t get the expected results.
• What function do programming languages have?
  They help us to convert bits of information to a more readable language.
• What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
  The two languages are not related at all.
• What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
  It is just another name for Javascript.

[silviyaPB]

1. What is a program?

• A set of instructions that computer executes.

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?

• Oh! It is complicated Trust me, I am a software engineer!

3. What function do programming languages have?

• Programing language is artificially constructed language that is designed to be both readable by humans and executable by machine (after some automatic modifications depending on the concrete language).

4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?

• None

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

• It is one and the same thing

[collectnft_og]

1. A program is a set of instructions for computers to function.
2. The complexity of programming is as infinite as the galaxy.
3. They tell the computer what to do.
4. Java script bit of the popularity of Java at the time it was created but no relationship.
5. ECMA Script is the standard created by Java script to distinguish themselves from similar scripts. Java script is ECMA script.

[Bards13]

1. The act of constructing a program. Telling a computer what to do with precise instructions.

2. Programming can get very complex and more intricate as more rules are defined. It is best to keep it simple and understandable.

3. It allows the programmer to talk about what the computer has to do on a high level.

4. There is no real relationship, the similar name is due to marketing.

5. ECMAScript is the same thing as JavaScript, it is to ensure people are talking about the same language.