Programming Reading Assignment

[Mario]

1. A program is a set of instructions that tell computers how to execute an action. The program uses a coding language.

2. Programming can get very difficult and that is why the language has many rules. It starts out simple but can easily run out of control and get overwhelming.

3. Languages are a way humans are familiar with communicating and lets them talk with computers in a way that is universally understood.

4. No relationship

5. ECMAScript is the standard used for Javascript. They are one in the same.

[margaritavas]

1. A program is a set of instructions that tell the computer what precisely to do.
2. Even though programs are written on top of basic rules, they become confusing as they grow in size and complexity. The art of programming is controlling the complexity - to create a program that can perform many tasks efficiently but at the same time to keep it as simple as possible.
3. A good programming language helps the programer to omit details, provides building blocks, allows the programmers to define their own building blocks and make the blocks easy to compose.
4. JavaScript has nothing to do with the programming language named Java.
5. ECMAScript and JavaScript are two names for the same programming language.

[Fino]

1. Programming is the act of constructing a program—a set of precise instructions telling a computer what to do.
2. Rules and comments are essencial to keep the good work. Without it, could be hard to understand what is programmed even for the programmer.
3. They help the humans to better understand and communicate with the computer programs, avoiding the binary one, which is hard.
4. 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. In practice, the terms ECMAScript and JavaScript can be used interchangeably—they are two names for the same language.

[Jason_Mack]

• What is a program?
  A program is a specific set of instructions telling a computer what to do.

• What can you say about complexity in programming?

You have to be careful so that you do not get lost in the programming.

• What function do programming languages have?
  It is an artificially created language to communicate with computers.
• What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
  These are completely different programs. They were named similarly only for marketing purposes because “Java” was very popular and the program was catching on. In order to ride this wave, the kept the naming convention the same.
• What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?

You could call them synonyms. They can be used interchangeably.
They are two names for the same programming language.

[Niki_Kou]

1. A set of precise instructions telling a computer what to do.
2. 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. A programming language is an artificially constructed language used to instruct computers.
4. None.
5. ECMAScript is a standard language used by JavaScript. These two can be used interchangeably.

[Pita]

1. What is a program?
A program is a set of precise instructions telling a computer what to do.
2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
Complexity in programming should be kept to a minimum. KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid)
3. What function do programming languages have?
Programming languages are used to instruct computers.
4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
Java and Javascript do not have a relationship, and are two totally different types of coding languages.
5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
ECMAScript is the exact same thing as Javascript; just a different name.

[LilKnownFact]

1. What is a program?
   A program is a set of instructions. A computer program is a set of instructions for a computer.

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
   Complexity in programming should be reduced as much as possible.

3. What function do programming languages have?
   Programming languages are the bridge that allow human beings to communicate in a way that is understandable to computers.

4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
   None. Some marketing move short-sightedly took the name and made things confusing for time immemorial.

5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
   ECMAScript is the standard rules for using Javascript. They are equivalent.

[Gloria_Garcia]

1. A program is a specific set of ordered operations for a computer to perform.
2. Simplicity should be a key goal in design, and unnecessary complexity should be avoided.
3. Write instructions for computers.
4. Their only commonality is the word “Java.” Each is a programming language useful in its own regard and each has strengths over the other.
5. ECMA means European Computer Manufacturer’s Association. ECMAScript is a Standard for scripting languages. Languages like Javascript are based on the ECMAScript standard.

[don.bastiano]

@ivan

Welcome to the discussion about the reading assignment about programming.

Leave your answers to the questions below in this thread. If you have any questions or you want to discuss something connected to the assignment feel free to do it in this thread as well, but please everything to the topic.

1. What is a program?
2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
3. What function do programming languages have?
4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?

1. Computer needs to do what we want, with program we give it instructions, what to do, how to do, when to do… ETC
2. There are always different ways to the solution, complexity to a certain point will be always an issue, however as coders we should always try to seek the most simple/efficient/easy understandable solution.
3. They connect computer and human with a simple set of rules (language rules) that both parties will understand.
4. It is like today when many garbage projects are trying to put a “blockchain” into their name, to sound more viral. Otherwise Java and Javascript have nothing in common.
5. Former version of Javascript now standard, that makes it easier to work over different platforms, different browsers…

[AlicePerry]

A program is a set of instructions.
Keep it as simple as possible.
To enable people to read and write sets of instructions, so you dont have to do so in binary
No relation.
ECMAScript is another way of calling JS, it’s a standard.

[BLOCK9]

1. A program is a piece of text typed by a programmer that makes the computer do what it does. It is data in the computer’s memory and controls the actions performed on the memory.

2. Without care program’s complexity can grow out of control. The skill of controlling complexity is the art of programming but you should never be afraid to make mistakes in program design as the sense of what a good program looks like is developed in practice, not learned from a list of rules.

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

4. JavaScript has almost nothing to do with the programming language named Java.

5. ECMAScript was written by Ecma International organization to describe the way JavaScript language should work so that the various pieces of software that claimed to support JavaScript were actually talking about the same language.

[mwonder]

While reading try answering the following questions:

1. What is a program?

A program is a series of instructions to the CPU to perform tasks

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?

Programming complexity comes from having rules to guide the way these instructions are to be written

3. What function do programming languages have?

It is a higher level language in which to write machine codes so that programmers can code more intuitively

4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?

There are no relationship between Java and Javascript except that when Javascript was established Java was prominent for Netscape, purely marketing coincidence

5. What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript? It’s the standardized Javascript

[Haugen]

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

What can you say about complexity in programming? It ranges form easy and simple to about endless complexety, restricted by computer power and human capeabillety.
Soon to be joined by AI and then it is not to know where it could end.

What function do programming languages have? A programming language is an artificially constructed language used to instruct computers.

What is the relationship between Java and Javascript? Just the name. The similar name was inspired by marketing considerations rather than good judgment.

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.

[VincentC]

1.What is a program?
A program is a piece of text directing what the computer does, it is data in the computers memory, and it controls the actions performed on this same memory.
2.What can you say about complexity in programming?
Programming can be done on many levels of legibility, from bits of 0s and 1s to almost english like coding. As a program is being coded, simple computations can evolve into a complex maze which not only may confuse the programmer but also the machine.
3.What function do programming languages have?
Programming languages help to compute and communicate information at many levels of complexity.
4.What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?
No relationship other than the marketing at the time that wished to ride on Javascripts success
5.What is ECMAScript and how is it related to Javascript?
ECMAScript stands for Ecma International organization. It is a standard document describing 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 way both JavaScript and ECMAScript can be used interchangeability.

[Pats]

1. Programming a computer is the act of constructing a program, a set of precise instructions telling a computer what it must do.
2. The art of programming is the skill of controlling complexity.
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, 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. 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.
5. 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.

[REZ]

1. What is a program?
a= It is composed of codes or computing tasks for getting desired results, human language
interacting with a digital language.

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?
a= Programming is complex due to coding, however it should make it easier when you write a
program from scratch for solving certain problems.

3. What function do programming languages have?
a= Interaction with readable codes, processing human language input to digital language output.

4. What is the relationship between java and javascript?
a= None, other than the fact that marketing aspects decided the naming.

5. What is ECMScript and how is it related to javascript?
a= It is basically the same language and can be used interchangeably. In addition, ECMAScript
describes how Javascript should work.

[vezuchiy]

1. A program is set of instructions the programmer gives to the computer for execution.
2. Fundamentals of the programming is easy but it tend to get complex if it won’t be controlled properly.
3. Programming language translate commands understood by humans in language machine.
4. No relation.
5. ECMAScript is a standart version of Javascript.

[andor]

1. 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. Programming makes it possible to solve complex problems and run complex calculations/set of actions quickly and in a logical order. Codes should be the least complex as possible to be readable for other (or the same) developer in the future.
3. Programming languages are making it possible for developers to create programs by writing instructions to the computer in (ALMOST!) plain English and also make complex, repeating calculations/set of actions simpler.
4. Not much really. Java was hyped during the time JavaScript was created. It was more of a branding decision.
5. It’s practically the same. ECMAScript is the foundation/standard of the modern version of JavaScript.

[Petr_Hajdusek]

A program is a set of instructions that tell a computer what to do.

More simple is better.

Programming translates the human requirements in words, through a code, into a binarz language of computer to tell it what it is supposed to do.

It was a marketing ploy to name the language Javascript because Java was becoming popular at the time, but otherwise the two languages have very little to do with each other.

Two names for the same language. ECMAScript was created to describe the way the Javascript language should work.

[Roxeraf]

1. What is a program?

Specific set of instructions which tells an computer what it has to do.

2. What can you say about complexity in programming?

In Programming it is key to make your program as simple as possible.

3. What function do programming languages have?

Humans and Computers can communicate in a way that both understand each other through programming languages.

4. What is the relationship between Java and Javascript?

Java and Javascript are two different programming languages. When Javascript was introduced java was an very popular programming language so they decided to promote Javascript by giving it the name Javascript.

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

ECMAScript is an standard for Javascript.