Programming Reading Assignment

Javascript Programming
#727

  1. A program is a set of instruction that the computer must follow.

  2. Mo’ complex Mo’ problems

  3. Programming languages are a way for humans to write in a way they are more familiar, but can be converted into a language the the computer can understand.

  4. There is no relationship between Java and JS, aside from the fact that they are both programming languages…and they start with “java”.

  5. ECMAScript is the group responsible for maintaining and improving JS standards and technology.

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#728

  1. A precise set of instructions.

  2. Keeping programs under control is a constant challenge, therefore it is a skill to be able to control complexity.

  3. They allow communication between a human and the computer in a way that is efficient for both parties.

4.They share a name, little else.

  1. ECMAScript and Javascript are synonymous.
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#729

  1. A program is data within a computer used to accomplish a task using a certain logic written from a programmer.

  2. If a program gets too complex in programming then it can be the source of issues in getting the program to run properly or understanding it.

  3. Programming languages were created to increase the readability of the program and help make troubleshooting easier.

  4. Java and Javascript do not have any relation. They are both programming languages but the company that created Java wanted to capitalize on the awareness of Javascript to increase it’s popularity.

  5. ECMAScript was a document or standard which described how a programming language such as Javascript should run.

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#730
  1. What is a program?
    Code to perform a task(s) on a computer with a programming language. Instructions to the computer to take input and process the information to produce a result.
  2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
    Keep the program as simple as possible to do the requirements of the program. Establish a standard or techniques for coding, but also stay flexible and look for better ways to create the program.
  3. What function do programming languages have?
    Programming languages allow the person to create with inputs and outputs on computers. The different languages have each their strengths and weaknesses.
  4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
    Almost nothing. Javascript is not related to Java.
  5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
    It is another name for Javascript and is named after the organization the did the standardization of the language.
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#731
  1. A text that tells the computer what to do
  2. The goal is to keep things as simple as we can
  3. Easy way to communicate with the computer
  4. 2 different languages. JavaScript was riding on the back of Java in terms of marketing
    5.2 names for the same language
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#732
  1. What is a program?

Program is a set of code or well-defined directions telling comper/browser/application what to do.

  1. What can you say about complexity in programming?

Complexity in programming regards to the structure of the code, which could be easy confusing not just for other people but even for a programmer if they don’t keep it under control. In a book, it is compared to a maze which should be created with precise care.

  1. What function do programming languages have?

Programming language providing programmers with a function to talk to a computer to perform a certain action on a greater level of their regular use I suppose.

  1. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?

There is no relationship, more as a marketing strategy. I would compare it to the iPhone. The “i” before Phone from Apple was ground-breaking back in the beginning and everybody start using the “i” just to get associated with this hipe. Just to clarify it from everyone the “i” in front of the iPhone means the internet, not the start of the self-obsessed generation which followed. I hope that answers the question, haha.

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

ECMAScript and JavaScript are two names for the same programing language.

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#733

  • What is a program?
    It is a piece of text typed by a programmer, it is the directing force that makes the computer do what it does

  • What can you say about complexity in programming?
    The art of programming is the skill of controlling complexity

  • What function do programming languages have?
    Directing the computer on what to do.

  • What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
    JavaScript has nothing to do with the programming language named Java. The similar name was inspired by marketing considerations.

  • What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
    The terms ECMAScript and JavaScript can be used interchangeably.

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#734
  1. What is a program? A program is a piece of code which tells a computer to do something.
  2. Complexity in programming can be an issue. Best practises can be used to keep code simple, however this can limit what is possible with the code. Being able to control complextity is key to being an effective programmer.
  3. The function of any programming language is to instruct a computer.
  4. Nothing important
  5. They are essentially the same.
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#735
  1. A program is essentially a set of instructions for a computer to execute.
  2. Complexity is something to be avoided when creating programs and to make them as simple as can be. A good principle to follow is the KISS (keep it simple stupid!). This is done to make it readable which makes it easier to find bugs if any turn up.
  3. Programming languages have the function of making it easier for human beings to write and understand instructions that would otherwise be written in binary code.
  4. The only relation between these two things are letters J, A and V.
  5. JavaScript is actually an implementation of ECMAScript. ECMAScript has multiple implementations but JavaScript has remained the most popular.
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#736

*** What is a program?**
List of written instruction to tell the computer what to do

*** What can you say about complexity in programming?**
It can grow out of control to the point that even the programmer can get confused

*** What function do programming languages have?**
The function of programming language is to translate the instruction in understandable human language into low level machine language

*** What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?**
There is not connection at all between the two language except Javascript was named so to ride on the popularity of Java language at that time.

*** What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?**
ECMAScript is the standardised version of Javascript, hence both are the same.

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#737

  1. What is a program?
    It is a set of successive instructions (text) that we give to a machine.

  2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
    Complexity varies with the level of the programming language. High level programs can be written with less complexity since they take in charge a lot of the background work. Programming good practice dictates that programs should be broken down into less complex independent sub programs.

  3. What function do programming languages have?
    Gives an easier syntax for us humans to use since at a base level every program is made of zeroes and ones which is all that can be fed to a machine.

  4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
    Only the name resemblance. They are two separate programming languages.

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

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#738
  1. What is a program?

A program is a set of rules and mathematical instructions specified by text and numbers & written in a specific way so that any computer can understand and run it.

  1. What can you say about complexity in programming?

“The art of programming is the skill of controlling complexity.”

The level of complexity in programming is correlated directly to how complex task we want to achieve. When using for example very basic inputs like only 0s and 1s, the output program can only be so much complex in order to be conceivable.
With bigger efficiency at transmitting our more complex thoughts into computer understandable commands, the computer is then also able to do harder calculation tasks in shorter period of time.

  1. What function do programming languages have?

Programming languages help programmers by suggesting appropriate actions to make it easier for people to write code correctly. By using more complex mathematical functions we are able to automate a lot of uninteresting little things happening in the background which would otherwise take a lot of time to write a long list instructions.

  1. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?

They have very little in common. The name Javascript was chosen for marketing reasons as PL Java was widely used and popular at the time. In the end the name kind of stuck.

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

ECMAScript is a set of rules specified in a standard document so that everyone knows what guidelines should the code by written.
The name ECMAScript is now also used as the other name for JS in order to avoid confusion with another PL which is similarly called Java.

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#739

  1. “A set of precise instructions telling a computer what to do.”

  2. “The art of programming is the skill of controlling complexity. The great program
    is subdued—made simple in its complexity.” Meaning that a program can get complex very easily, but we gotta make that complexity as streamlined as possible.

  3. To translate human language into language/instructions that computers understand, but in a way that’s still understood by humans as well.

  4. The names for these two different programming languages are similar because of marketing motivations.

  5. ECMAScript is the same language. ECMAScript Standard is a document in which it’s outlines how JS language should work.

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#740
  1. A program is a set of precise instructions telling the computer what to do.
  2. Fundamental rules are simple but program build on top of this rules tend to become complex
    enough to introduce their own rules and complexity.
  3. To write computer programs, which instruct computer to perform special tasks.
  4. Javascript have nothing to do with the programming language java. The name java script based on
    the idea to use the good marketing from java to promote the new program with a similar name.
  5. The ECMAScript is a standard document to describe how java script should work. The names
    comes from the Ecma international organisation they did the standard.
    In praxis EMAScript and JavaScript can be used interchangeably-they are two names for the same
    language.
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#741
  1. A set of precise instructions telling a computer what to do.
  2. Programs built on top of the fundamental rules of programming tend to become complex enough to introduce their own complexity depending on the task at hand. The art of programming is the skill to control this complexity.
  3. They make it easier for a coder to communicate with a computer. Coding languages take care of a lot of small tedious and repeating details that are not important for the programmer to care for. Code can be presented in very readable ways, and much shorter than without them. Programming languages provide convenient building blocks that allow for the definition of other building blocks and make that process easy.
  4. JS has almost nothing to do with the programming language Java. The similar names was inspired by marketing rather than actual similarities.
  5. ECMAScript was written to describe the way that JS should work so that various pieces of software that claimed to support it were actually talking about the same language. JS and ECMAScript are two names for the same thing.
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#742

1.It is a piece of text typed by a programmer, which instructs the computer what to do.
2.The art of programming is the skill of controlling complexity.
3.They are a way for humans to interact with computer language.
4.They have nothing related to each other except the common name.
5.ECMA is a standard that JavaScript follows. Standardization is needed so all Javascript interpreters will handle a certain program the same way.

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#743
  1. A series of instructions for a computer to operate.
  2. All programming in the end is binary. We use languages to translate human readable language into binary instructions for programming. Different lnguages have different ways of writing the same instructions. Based on the complexity of the series of instructions, some languages are designed to express the instructions in a way that is easier to understand by a human, or in a way that is as efficient to write and read (short, small amount of characters).
  3. Answered above
  4. There is no relation at all. Java was popular, developers of JavaScript language wanted to parasitize on the name.
  5. ECMAScript and JavaScript are the same language. The less known name ECMAScript is given by the ECMA authority that wrote the standards on this language that 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.
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#744
  1. A program is a set of instructions telling a computer what to do.
  2. Programming is hard, the more you try and mistakes you do, the better you learn. In the book an important quote is cited: “When action grows unprofitable, gather information. When information grows unprofitable, sleep”.
  3. A programming language is an artificially constructed language that is used to instruct computers.
  4. Java and Javascript have almost nothring to do with the other. the language Java was already in the market when Javascript was about to beaing launched. Some people taught it was a good marketing strategy to use the term “Java” in the name of the new language.
    5 The ECMAscript standard helped the community make sense of the new language. Actually ECMAscript is now interchangeable with Javascript, they are two names for the same language
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#745

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

  2. In programming complexity should be what you try to keep under control, and should be made easy in its own complexity.

  3. A programming language has the function of being an artificial language used by humans to instruct computers.

  4. The relationship between Java and JavaScript is that when JavaScript was being introduced, Java was heavily marketed and gaining popularity, so someone had the idea of just riding with a name similar to it, but in terms of programming language they have almost nothing to do with each other.

  5. ECMAScript is a document of the standardization that the Ecma International organization did so that all pieces of software that claimed to support JavaScript where actually talking about the same language.

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#746

Answers

  1. A program is many things. It’s a piece of text typed by a programmer, it’s a directing force that makes the computer do what it does, it’s data in computer’s memory. In general, it’s a set of precise instructions.

  2. Keeping programs under control is the main problem of programming.

  3. 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 and build blocks of instructions in an easy way.

  4. They are two completely different language. The similar name was inspired only by marketing considerations.

  5. ECMAScript is a standard that was written to describe the way the Javascript language should work, after its adoption outside the Netscape. ECMAScript and Javascript can be used interchangeably.

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