- A program is a set of precise instructions that tell a computer what to do.
- Too much complexity in programming led to overwhelming code, which is hard to improve and maintain.
- Programming languages allow programmers to create code that computers can interpret and use to complete tasks.
- Java and Javascript are both programming languages, but they do not have much in common.
- ECMAScript (or ES) is another name for JavaScript. ECMAScript is a standard document to describe the way the JavaScript language should work.
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What is a program?
A set of instructions.
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What can you say about complexity in programming?
Depends of what you want to create. It can go from very easy to insanely hard.
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What function do programming languages have?
Helping human interact with computers.
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What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
No. Name was chosen just for marketing purposes
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What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
Javascript and ECMAScript are the same programming language.
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1.What is a program?
A)A set of instructions which makes the computer do specific tasks.
2.What can you say about complexity in programming?
A)The art of programming is to reduce the complexity.A good programmer
always writes a simple program which is easy to understand.
3.What function do programming languages have?
A)A language with a set of rules and is used to instruct a computer.
4.What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
A)There’s no relationship between java and javascript.The name
javascript was used just for marketing purpose.
5.What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
A)ECMAScript provides the standard rules and guidelines which the javascript must follow.
What is a program?
A program is a building of thought. It is costless to build, it is weightless, and it grows easily under our typing hands. 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, A program can ingeniously combine an enormous number of these simple actions in order to do very complicated things.
What can you say about complexity in programming?
Keeping programs under control is the main problem of programming. When a program works, it is beautiful. The art of programming is the skill of controlling complexity.
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.
What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
JavaScript has almost nothing to do with the programming language named Java. The similar name was inspired by mar- keting 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.
What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
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.
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a set of instructions to perform a specific task or problem that the computer will execute.
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it isn’t that complex at it’s core. just simple logic. the goal is to write easy readible code and approach problems as easy as possible.
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to be the layer between the computer and programmer. convert English based syntax to machine code for managing in en output’s, making applications,…
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none really.
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trademarked scripting language specification created to standardize Javascript (a standard) Other known implementations are Jscript and action script.
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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, it is data
in the computer’s memory, yet it controls the actions performed on this same
memory
What can you say about complexity in programming?
The great program
is subdued—made simple in its complexity
What function do programming languages have?
helps the programmer by allowing them to
talk about the actions that the computer has to perform on a higher level
What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
nothing - only marketing
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
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What is a program?
It is a typed set of intstuctions that tell the computer what to do. -
What can you say about complexity in programming?
The art of programming is the skill to control complexity. -
What function do programming languages have?
It makes it possible for people to write and understand programs. -
What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
Java is to JavaScript as Car is to Carpet. Means there is No relation between the two. As far as the similarity in name is concerned it seems to be a market gimicto change the name of Livescript to JavaScript to take advantage of the popular Java language. -
What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript
ECMAscript is a standard .
A standard guarantees that if somebody writes a code following the rules of the standard then the code would run fine in a browser(in case of javascript) if the browser implements the same standard.
When Javascript was first created by Netscape then there was a war going on between all the browser vendors in the market . Microsoft implemented its own version of javascript in internet explorer . Similarly other browser vendors implemented their own versions.
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What is a program?
A program is a piece of code typed by a programmer that it is the directing force that makes the computer do what it does, it is data in the computer’s memory and controls the actions performed on this same memory. A program can ingeniously combine an enormous number of simple actions in order to do very complicated things. -
What can you say about complexity in programming?
Without care a program’s size and complexity will grow out of control. Keeping programs under control is the main problem of programming. The art of programming is the skill of controlling complexity. -
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. -
What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
JavaScript has almost nothing to do with the programming language named Java. The similar name was inspired by marketing considerations when launching Java. -
What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
After the adoption of Javascript by different browsers, a standard document was written
to describe the way its language should work, so that the various browsers that claimed to support JavaScript were actually talking about the same language. This is called the ECMAScript standard, after the international organization that did the standardization. In practice, the terms ECMAScript and JavaScript are two names for the same language.
- a set of precise instructions that tell a computer what to
do
2.keep it simple
3.computer languages allow words and phrases to be
combined in new ways
4.js is a marketing from java and nothing in common - just two names for the same language
What is a program?
A program is a set of precise instructions that tell a computer what to do.
What can you say about complexity in programming?
Complexity is easy to achieve if you are not careful!
What function do programming languages have?
They provide an easier and more efficient way to instruct the computer.
What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
There is no relationship. The JavaScript name was based on marketing needs.
What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
The ECMA organization wrote the standards document for JavaScript and named it ECMAScript standard. So ECMAScript and JavaScript are one and the same.
Q1 Instructions a computer will ‘understand’ and follow.
Q2 Good programming is the skill of minimizing complexity in the human-machine interface.
Q3 Providing a rational human-machine interface.
Q4 None.
Q5 Essentially the same.
What is a program?
A set of instructions, in some computer language, to tell a computer how to
achieve a task.
What can you say about complexity in programming?
Can get ugly and if not well managed can get out of hand.
The paradox is to try to build a complex program but with
simple, well ordered, code.
What function do programming languages have?
To ease communication from a programmer to a computer.
What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
None. It just so happens to share the name “Java”. Quite
confusing in my opinion.
What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
I understand that, from a general point of view, are the same.
In close detail, it is a standardization of JavaScript (after it gained
popularity).
Question: does the toshi times forum uses JavaScript to work?
What is a program?
instructions to compute something
What can you say about complexity in programming?
It can get out of hand quickly, keep everything as simple as possible
What function do programming languages have?
they make it possible for humans to read and make code without having to use the binary system computers use
What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
Just the name is similar. (I was surprised to learn this, it’s just marketing)
What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
Its the same language. ECMAScript is a standard, it gives a more universal understanding of how JavaScript should be laid out and function
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- A program is a set of instructions to get a computer to do what you want it to do.
- Complexity can easily get out of hand, thankfully it can be bridled with language.
- Prrogramming languages have the ability to make something complex sound almost ‘native’ to the programmer, as in if English was your primary language, it could sound almost natural with a good computer language.
- The relationship is essentially only in the similarity of the name, they are different.
- ECMAScript could be viewed as a ‘standard’ by which true Javascript aligns with.
What is a program? It is computer based language script set of commands that make a program behave in a prticcular way, it gives a program an aspect of logical sort of intreaction.
What can you say about complexity in programming? it is a highly complex language, that requires lots of patience and practice. there are different programming languages and an infinite amount of commands and ways to program. making it very difficult to master the art of programming.
What function do programming languages have? it serves as the underlying component that makes everything tick in a program, it is a set of rules and commands that make up a language to obtain desired results on a much higher level. it makes all the hard and tedious work for us in the background and it is meant to facilitate processes otherwise extremely meticulous to manually perform.
What is the relationship between Java and Javascript? they are very different in fact, the name java was adopted because of the existing success of the java scripting language in the 90’s and 2000’s so more as a marketing scheme the JS creators decided to jump on that bandwagon and capitalize on the success of Java and tagging the Script name at the end. but the programming languages are also different amidst themselves.
What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript? ECMAS is the official consensual name given to JavaScript. in a consensus. it is also the standardized script in which JS should officially function:a holy grail so to speak.
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A program is a piece of text that is typed to direct the computer to do what you want it to do. It is a data in the computer’s memory, and it controls the actions that are performed on that same memory. A program can combine vast number of simple commands to achieve complicated instructions.
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Keeping the programs under control and simple is the main problem of programming. This complexity is managed by utilizing small set of well-understood techniques in the programs. Following “best practices” rules can help keep the program under control.
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A good programming language allows the programmer to get the computer to perform on a higher level. It omits uninteresting details, and provides convenient building blocks, and allows the programmer to define their own building blocks; and makes those blocks easy to compose.
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There is no relation between Java and JavaScript JavaScript used the name as a marketing tool to ride the coattails of the an already existing and successful company.
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ECMAScript and JavaScript are two names for the same language. The ECMA company did the standardization of the language .
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- It is human readable language of instructions that when compiled to machine language can tell the computer what to do.
- It is very easy for a program to become complex, but it should be avoided when posible. This is usually done via building code that is modular or object oriented. This means that a lot of the details of what is happening is stored in lower level modules that are called from the higher programs.
- They allow programmers to communicate a set on instructions to a computer much easier than writing machine language code.
- None
- They are basically the same.
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- A program is a set of instructions with which you “tell” the computer what to do…
- Many instructions are needed in order to have the computer do what you want it to. The way you structure the instructions determines the complexity of the program. On the one hand you want to keep it as simple as possible.
- They are a means of interacting with the computer.
- The Java name was used for commercial purposes. A means of lifting on its success. It has little to nothing to do with Java as a language
- Two different names for the same thing. ECMAScript IS Javascript…
- What is a program?
A piece of code to make a computer doing what is does. - What can you say about complexity in programming?
That it’s very complex and that the art of programming is the control of complexity. - What function do programming languages have?
To make computercode readable and understandable. - What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
That the name-giver tried to piggy-back on the well marketed name of the language Java. Other then that, nothing - What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
Exactly the same. Used to make sure that people didn’t confused it with Java
What is a program? Is a set of instruction that tell a computer what to do.
What can you say about complexity in programming? Programming is hard, because the complexity is grow as much big the program grow either.
What function do programming languages have? To turn out the code more readable and easy to do.
What is the relationship between Java and Javascript? Just the name, except the marketing goal.
What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript? This is another name to Javascript created by Ecma International organization, who did the standardization of JavaScript language.
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