Programming Reading Assignment

[Meddodreddo]

1. What is a program?
   A program is set of instructions which tell a computer what to do.

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
   Fundamental rules might be clear but building programs atop this can become ever more complexed.

3. What function do programming languages have?
   Allow use of human readable vocab and syntax while taking care of details related more directly to how the computer hardware functions

4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
   Java is a separate programming language

5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
   This is the standard document, or a standardization of the JavaScript language. The terms ECMAscript and JavaScript is interchangeable.

[LombardSteyn]

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

What can you say about complexity in programming?
Programming can become complex very quickly. The challenge becomes to manage this complexity and to implement strategies to keep it simple. And there in lies the challenge to figure out what exactly that means. Does one follow set of best principles or explore new ways of going about it to make mistake and learn. I suspect this is inevitable.

What function do programming languages have?
They help programmers build a set of instructions for a computer to follow using a higher level development languages.

What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
None really, the name Java was just ‘copied’ as it had some marketing potential to help establish it faster.

What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
It is 2 names for the same thing, and it defines the standards for using JavaScript.

[dpturner]

1. A program is a set of instructions telling a computer what to do.
2. Programming is difficult but the fundamental rules are straightforward. It’s the programs built on these rules that introduces complexity.
3. Programming languages are merely artificially created instructions telling computers what to do.
4. There is no direct relationship between Java and JavaScript.
5. ECMAScript is a standard that took the original JavaScript language from Netscape, and allowed it to work on other machines. It is basically the same thing as JavaScript.

[Mattias]

1. A program is a set of instructions to a computer.
2. Programs tend to get quite complex but should remain readable at all times.
3. Programming language’s function is to make complicated tasks more efficient and easier for humans.
4. Someone thought it was a good idea to market the language with the same name Java.
5. It is standard version of JavaScript so they are the same.

[baads]

1. A program is a set of instructions.
2. Programming is about coding a lot. There are so many set of instructions you can use.
   This could make it difficult to keep track of and read the coding when someone has coded a program.
3. What function do programming languages have?
   Their function is to break down computer language in way that it is easy for humans to understand.
4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
   Nothing really. JAVA is all about the money, wanted to be famous because Javascript was doing great things…
5. ECMAscript and Javascript is the same language with different names. ECMAscript is a standard.

[troz]

1. What is a program? “ program—a set of precise instructions telling a computer what to do”
2. What can you say about complexity in programming? “ …without care, a program’s size and complexity will grow out of control…” “ The art of programming is the skill of controlling complexity.”
3. What function do programming languages have? They are essentially a means, comprehensible in human mathematical semantics to provide a concise interface with machine language.
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.”
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 theEcma 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. ”

[Pearce]

1 A program is data in a computers memory that tells the computer what to do.

2 Without care the size and complexity of a program can get out of control. This been one of the main problems in programming.

3 One function that programming languages have is, that they can take care of some the uninteresting details involved in programming.

4 There is no relationship between the two , except for the name.

5 The ECMA Script is a standard for Java programmers, to adhere to in order to improve interchangeability.

[Fengzi]

1. Code written by developers giving computers specific instructions on how to operate tasks. It is text, a directing force, data in computer’s memory and action on that same memory.
2. The most complex programs are not the best. Complexity needs to be held in check so that other developers as well as the main developer working on the program do not become confused or overwhelmed in regards to what a piece of code was intended to accomplish. Keeping programs from becoming overly complex is the main problem of programming. The skill of controlling complexity is a programming skill.
   3.Programming languages can be long or short, readable or unreadable. Two different languages can give the computer the same instructions, however one language may be easily understood by a human whereas the other is nearly indecipherable. Program languages can take care of the uninteresting details. They also allow for a programmer to talk about the actions that a computer performs on a higher level.
3. No relationship. Calling the language Javascript was a marketing strategy because at the time of launching Javascript Java was very popular.
4. ECMAScript was named after the document and conference that standardized Javascript. They are two different names for the same programming language

[Aida1]

1. What is a program?
   a program has got various descriptions, it is data in a computer memory, directing force that makes a computer do what it does.etc

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
   complexity in programming may result to confusion even from the person who created it. so a programmer should be with the skills of controlling complexity which is the art of programming.

3. What function do programming languages have?

• Provides convenient building blocks such as ( while and console.log).
• Defines your own building blocks such as sum and range also makes these blocks very easy to compose

4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
   when Javascript was introduced, the Java language was heavily marketed and gained popularity but javascript has almost nothing to do with the programming language Java.

5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
   ECMAScript is a standard document that was written to describe the way Java language should work so that various pieces of software that claimed to support Javascript were actually talking about the same language.

[Aelma]

1.A program is a list of statements that can affect the computer world or produce side effects.
2. Complexity in programming is the embedding of sub programs in programs in a nested fashion
3. To enable the programmer discuss about and give clear instructions to computers.
4.No relationship exist, just because Java language was popular at time when Javascript was introduced and introducers decided to ride on the Java popularity wave.
5. ECMA Script standard - used to harmonise the Javascript language

[Justina_svi]

1.Set of instructions written in the form of code
2. programs can get as complex as you want but is better to avoid complexity as much as possible, because complexity = complicated to read
3. programming language goal is to be able communicate with computer in universally understood manner
4. Javascript used java name for marketing purposes, not much of similarities beside that
5.ECMAScript is a different name for Javascript

[skylervondra]

1. A set of instructions that tells a computer what to do.
2. Talented programmers can make complex programs more succinct.
3. To automate tasks.
4. Javascript copied the Java name for marketing purposes.
5. ECMAScript is an interchangeable name for Javascript. ECMA wrote the standard on Javascript.

[leewizza]

1. A program is a piece of code that instructs a computer what to do.Without it, the computer would be almost useless. It needs instructions and a program is essentially that, the instructions for it to follow to get a specific outcome based on inputs.

2. Programming can become quite complex because as you build/construct a program you are essentially building a maze that needs to flow. Sometimes it wont and you will need to backtrack, but other times it can be beautiful.
   Then something gets added later, or a user does something you didnt plan and you need to reconstruct it to identify the issue and then remedy it moving forward.
   Quite complex indeed.

3. They can simplify the reading of the code, as well as make it a uniform approach to creating programs. This way others can run with it and improve upon it. If everyone’s computer spoke a different language it would stifle progress and innovation.

4. Javascript has almost nothing at all to do with Java.

5. They are two terms for the same language and can be used interchangeably.

[Ongdanhchet]

1. A program is a set of precise instructions that tell a computer what to do.
2. It is best to keep the program as simple as possible otherwise it can become so complex that the writer can’t even follow it anymore.
3. Programming languages are made to instruct computers in a way that humans can read, and allow words and phrases to be combined in new ways making it possible to express new concepts.
4. Javascript is a completely separate language and has little to do with Java, except for the fact that it was marketed with a similar name to benefit from the rise in popularity of Java at the time.
5. ECMAScript is another name for Javascript.

[pieczyslaw]

1. A set of instructions telling the computer what to do
2. Complexity should be avoided and programs should be written in the most readible/understandable way possible
   3 They help to transform human language to computer language
3. None
4. They are the same thing with different name

[Chavannes_Theodore]

What is a program?
a set of precise instructions telling a computer what to do
What can you say about complexity in programming?
It’s fundamentally tedious and frustrating, but if you can get over it,
and maybe even enjoy the rigor of thinking in terms of code, programming can be rewarding
What function do programming languages have?
computer languages allow words and phrases to be
combined in new ways, making it possible to express ever new concepts.
What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
Just the name
What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
The ECMAScript is another name for the same language as JavaScript

[DonkeyKongMusic]

1. A program is a set of precise instructions that are given to a computer to perform.

2.When trying something out of the ordinary, things tend to get confusing and keeping track of everything you are doing can be like a maze.

3.A function a programming language has is that it can translate human commands into machine language.

4.Java and JavaScript have nothing to do with each other. JavaScript was named that due to wanting to ride along the popularity of Java. It was for marketing.

5.ECMAScript is a standard document of how JavaScript should be written so that pieces of software that support JavaScript know that they are all talking the same language. The terms JavaScript and ECMAScript are interchangeable.

[Gaurav]

1. what is a program?
For the user: An app with a user interface that processes data, to provide the human with information, or achieve a task or solve a problem
For the programmer: a set of language like words and symbols/special characters arranged in such a way to create that app or provide a computing service to other programs. Many programs are lots of little programs that work together and have been written by many people.
For the computer: a set of instructions (in binary, ones and zero’s ) read from the computers memory sent to the CPU to execute

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
The aim should be to write easy readable code that solves the problem as simple as possible. the KISS principle as mentioned above.

3. What function do programming languages have?
Programming languages provide humans with an easy readable, and mostly high level ( human language like ) interface to the computer, and it’s systems and devices.

4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
There is no direct relationship between the two except being namesakes. but both are programming languages that can be used to write apps that run inside a web browser.

5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
ECMAScript is a set of standards/rules defined by a standards body. created so all implementations of JavaScript ( or similar scripts, JScript etc ) execute Script engines that behave the same way across different platforms and browsers.

[Michael_Van_dort]

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

2.What can you say about complexity in programming?
Keep it simple. Complexity management is important in keeping code readable and stable. The more clutter in a program, the more spaces for bugs to hide.

3.What function do programming languages have?
To be able to transform human-readable instructions into binary code that is usable by computers.

4.What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
Apart from both being programming languages, and both use a pun like a name stating you will be drinking coffee due to your long hours coding, they have nothing in common.

5.What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
ECMAScript is the international standard documentation on Javascript and it is named after the Ecma International organization. ECMAScript and Javascript are the same languange and can be used interchangibly.

[EllenM]

1. A program is a set of precise instructions that tell a computer what to do.
2. It is a goal to keep programs manageable. A program’s size and complexity could cause confusion to even its creator.
3. A programming language is used to instruct computers.
4. There is no relationship between Java and Javascript.
5. ECMAScript and Javascript are two names for the same language. ECMAScript began as a standard document describing the way the Javascript language should work.