Programming Reading Assignment

Javascript Programming
#1731
  1. A program is a set of precise instructions that tells a computer exactly what to do.
  2. While the fundamental rules are simple and clear, programs built with these rules tend to become complex. The “art” of programming is the skill of controlling complexity.
  3. Programming languages are artificially constructed languages that can instruct programs
  4. There really is none and the name similarity was simply a marketing consideration.
  5. A standard document was written to describe the way the language should work and was called the ECMAScript standard, after the Ecma International organization, that did the standardization. Javascript is the same language and the terms can be used interchangeable.
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#1732
  1. A program is a list of instruction following a made set of rules/grammar to solve a set of problems with a computer
  2. Complexity should be avoided where possible, referring to the KISS principle
  3. Programming languages abstract from machine code in a manner that humans can read and understand.
    4 There is none
    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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#1733
  1. What is a program? A program is many things. 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 fundamental rules are simple
    and clear, but programming is difficult, rules tend to become complex
    enough to introduce their own rules and complexity.
  3. What function do programming languages have? Programming languages are a bridge so that humans can interact with computer language.
  4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript? JavaScript has almost nothing to do with the
    programming language named Java.
  5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript? 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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#1734

  • What is a program?
    A program is text or data that tells the computer what to do and declares the order of operation

  • What can you say about complexity in programming?
    The goal of a programmer is to keep the program as simple as possible to obtain the objective. A program can get too complex and become confusing.

  • What function do programming languages have?
    The main function of a programming language is to be able for people to communicate with the computer and for other people to be able to understand what the programmer is telling the computer to do

  • What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
    none

  • What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
    ECMAScript is a standard that allows various software and browsers to comprehend the JavaScript language

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#1735

1.A program is written by a programmer to give a computer instructions to perform.
2.Programming is about keeping it simple. A computer can understand instructions given in multiple ways but the key is to program something and to keep it as simple as possible.
3.The function of a programming language is to communicate with a computer just like people interact with eachother true their foreign language.
4.No relationship , Java just used the succes of Javascript and part of their name to ride the waves of succes along.
5.When Javascript was standardized , documented to describe how Javascript would work by Ecma Int. org. this was called ECMAScript so this makes that both are in fact the same language.

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#1736
  1. A program is a set of instructions we write, which tell the computer what to do.
  2. Normally programming isn’t that hard, there are fundamental rules and principles which are easy to learn. The programs built on top of these rules however introduce their own rules and complexity, programming is like building your own maze, in which you could get lost pretty easily. It’s important, when you get stuck, to take your time, take a step back, find what you’ve missed, maybe re-read some material or re-learn something and you will eventually find your way again.
  3. Programming languages are the way we can communicate with the computer in a way which both we and the computer can understand. The better the programming language - the higher the level on which we can communicate.
  4. No real relationship other than the fact that Java was heavily marketed at the time, so someone decided to name the new language Javascript apparently to get free exposure.
  5. Same language - different names.
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#1737
  1. A program is a set of instructions.
  2. The rules that govern programing are simple but it is complex and difficult sometimes to achieve the desired result.
  3. Programing languages can do logic and use common words that humans can read and understand.
  4. They are not correlated.
  5. They are both interchangeable and refer to the same language.
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#1738

A program is coded directives of logical functions to operate on it’s own given through programed actions. Thus giving or created operations to perform function.

The complexity in a program is in it’s instructions to perform as programmed by the programmer, it can become quite detailed has you give it a mind and reason to act based on your given instructions of your own design, creating basically brining life to your creation, coded programmed language that can only work logically through it’s coded programmed instruction. A calculator facilitated actions of inputs, acting on it’s programmers desired behavior.

Functions and content of Programming language is compressed data bits of 0s and 1s memory to text of functions enable what I would call short hand of 0s and 1s to be easier to map functions to create a program.

Java and JavaScript are both languages, run on a browser, yet are completely different in their nature. JavaScript is fast approach to programming.

ECMAScript is the standard of JavaScript, they are versions of each other.

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#1739
  1. What is a program?
    A set of instructions
  2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
    The more instructions the more complex. Writing clean code that is easy to understand is a skill.
  3. What function do programming languages have?
    To make repetitive tasks automatic by giving instructions in human understandable language to a machine.
  4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
    Both are programming languages
  5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
    It is the standardization of Javascript
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#1740

[quote=“ivan, post:1, topic:3056”]

  • What is a program?
    Programming is the act of constructing
    a program— a set of precise instructions telling a computer what to do.

  • What can you say about complexity in programming?
    You’re building your own maze, in a way, and you might just get lost in it.

  • What function do programming languages have?
    To communicate and interact with the computer language.

  • What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
    There is no co-relation.

  • What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
    To ensure that the various pieces of software that claimed to support JavaScript were actually talking about the same language.

A standard document was written to describe the way the JavaScript language should work.

This is called the ECMAScript standard, after the Ecma International organization that did the standardization.

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#1741
  1. What is a program?

Answer: Programming is the act of constructing a program—a set of precise instructions telling a computer what to do.

Because computers are dumb, pedantic beasts, programming is fundamentally

tedious and frustrating.

  1. What can you say about complexity in programming?

Answer: 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. You’re building your own maze, in a way, and you might just get lost in it.

  1. What function do programming languages have?

Answer: Part of the power of programming languages

is that they can take care of uninteresting details for us.

  1. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?

Answer: 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.

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

Answer: ECMAScript and JavaScript can be used interchangeably—they are two

names for the same language, it derived from a standardization document when javascript became used outside of Netscape.

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#1742
  1. What is a program?

It is piece of code, typed by a programmer, executing on a computer to do what is programmed to do.

  1. What can you say about complexity in programming?

The complexity in programming is to keep the program design structured, and also small and understandable as possible. There are many mistake to make.

  1. What function do programming languages have?

Programming languages translate programming code in machine code, hence they are useful tools for programmers to interact with a computer.

  1. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?

Javascript has almost nothing to with Java. The name was chosen due to the popularity of Java and solely for marketing reasons.

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

ECMAScript is a standard written down in a document that assures that Javascript is used in the same way. In practice ECMAScript and Javascript are the same.

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#1743

  1. What is a program?
    A program is a collection of instructions that can be executed by a computer to perform a specific task.

  2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
    Very confusing Computer Science type stuff. University level learning about time, codes, algorithm program and time. Basically the time it takes for a computer to run thru an algorithm.

  3. What function do programming languages have?
    To produce various kinds of output. Programming languages are used in computer programming to implement algorithms.

  4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
    JavaScript code is only run on a browser. “Java” creates applications that run in a virtual machine or browser. Java is an OOP (object-oriented programming) language, and JavaScript is specifically an OOP scripting language.

  5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
    ECMA SCRIPT is a Standard for scripting languages like JavaScript, “JavaScript” is a language based on ECMAScript JavaScript.

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#1744
  1. program is instructions for computer, without instructions what to do it is same are you using computer or stone its only good for smashing things.
  2. Complexity of programing has come way down since strat now we have languages and not just ones and zeroes, so you can acctually read code.
  3. Make ones and zeroes readable and writeable for humans.
  4. Javascript tried to ride Javas marketing plan. (Bonus knowledge Java is island in southeast Asia where Dutch planted coffee thus Javas coffeecup)
  5. ECMAScript == Javascript
#1745

  1. What is a program?
    a set of instructions that can be executed by a computer to complete a specific task or set of tasks. this is done by using programming languages that computers can understand in order to execute those instructions.

  2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
    Programs set up their own rules and can become complex by nature of their own laws and size.

  3. What function do programming languages have?
    to convert human readable language into byte code that computers can understand.

  4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
    there is none, only in name.

  5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
    it is the standard that governs the rules of how the language should work, this is the same as Javascript standard, the names are interchangeable.

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#1746

[quote=“ivan, post:1, topic:3056”]

  • What is a program?
    A set of instructions following a designated language or rules for a computer to execute
  • What can you say about complexity in programming?
    It should be avoided when possible
  • What function do programming languages have?
    They follow specific rules and languages that allow for predictable interpretation and operations
  • What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
    They are different languages used to program
  • What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
    ECMAScript is a set of rules and standards created by a governing body. This allows for universal performance and expectations when compliant language is used across all
    Platforms.
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#1747

instructions to the computer to perform some task
the way a program’s code is structured will affect how difficult it is to understand and change correctly
make the instructions understandable by humans
no relationship at all
they are equivalent - ECMA is a standards organization for JS

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#1748
  1. A program is a constructed set of computer instructions.
  2. Programming is a complex language because in order to instruct a computer to do something it has to be constructed in an appropriate manner that the computer will understand, and in order for the language to be appropriate in this regard, the language tends to be tedious and frustrating for those who are just beginning to learn about programming.
  3. The function of programming languages, just like any other language, is a means of communicating with words and phrases in order to create a common understanding of what is being expressed.
  4. Java and Javascript are two different programming languages, their relationship being only in name apparently for marketing purposes.
  5. ECMAScript and Javascript are related because they are the same programming language with different names; ECMA gets its name from the organization who created this standard of programming language.
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#1749
  1. What is a program?

a program is a set of instructions that make the computer solve a problem

  1. What can you say about complexity in programming?
    The skill of the programmer is maintaining complexity under control.

  2. What function do programming languages have?
    they make it possible for humans to interact with the machine in a way that keeps complexity to a minumum

  3. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
    none

  4. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
    it is the standard that javascript follows, they two terms can be used interchangiably

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#1750

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 complex as the computers that you are programming for are dumb, pedantci beasts and need to have everything really clear in order to act on your instructions. It’s important to keep a program under control, orderly and not confusing, to control the complexity. One way of achieving this is to use “best practices”, however it’s important to also leave room for new things

What function do programming languages have? = they’re artificially constructed languages used to instruct computers

What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?

When JavaScript was being introduced, the Java language was being heavily marketed and was gaining popularity. Someone wanted to use its popularity and therefor named it similarly.

What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?

It’s a standard document that describes the way the JavaScript language should work so that the various pieces of software supporting JavaScript are actually talking about the same language. ECMA is named after the Ecma International organization that did the standardization. The terms ECMAScript and JavaScript can be used interchangeably.

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