Chapter 2. Anatomy of a Program
In This Chapter
The Programmer's Life
The Need for Programs
Programs, Programs, Everywhere
Programs as Directions
The Language Translator
Accuracy Is Everything
The Need for Design
The Program Language
Before delving into the specifics of programming languages, this chapter attempts to explain what a program really is. A firm grasp of this chapter's material is a prerequisite for moving on to specific programming languages later in this book.
The highlights of this chapter include the following:
In spite of the wide availability of computer programs, many companies produce their own.
Perhaps the most difficult part of programming is breaking the problem into detailed steps the computer can follow.
Two kinds of programming ...
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