Programming and Computational

Computers don’t understand languages like English or Spanish, so we use a set of languages known as programming languages to command them. Many groups of languages can be used to programme a computer. Computers are tools designed to solve complex problems but only with the help of a programming language and a programmer. Computer programs are software without which computers are nothing but complicated machines that turn electricity into heat energy. It is the software on our computer which runs the different browsers, games, email, different operating systems and applications. Programming is a creative task to solve any problem.

What Is Programming?

Programming uses computational language to give the computer a set of instructions to achieve a goal. Any complication problem can be solved with the correct instruction groups and professional software. There are three basic concepts to design computer programming. They are sequence, selection and repetition. The series is the first fundamental concept that instructs to run the commands in a particular order; the second step is a selection of the correct command. The fourth concept is repetition, where the same thing is done more than once or iteration. Programming is a creative process where the programmer selects the correct commands to solve any problem. There is no right set of correct or incorrect orders; it depends on the programmer’s creativity to create software dealing with multiple tasks. 

Programming languages

As computers cannot understand any of the human languages, we use different programming languages. Every language has its merits and demerits; specific languages are better suited for a particular task than others. A programming language is used by many different professionals like software developers, computer system engineers, web designers, app developers, etc., to do various tasks; there are countless programming languages. 

Almost 50 programming languages are used for different tasks. The three most commonly used languages are HTML, JAVA, C- language. HTML or HyperText Markup Language is utilised mainly for coding web pages; it marks different elements of documents like heading or paragraphs that are displayed. Java has been used since the start of the World Wide Web to improve the websites and the interaction buttons available on these websites and app widgets. C- language is an elementary coding language popular within the community of game developers. The users of the C programme also use the C++ language too. Other than the three mentioned programming languages, the programming languages can also be divided into types. There are fifty types of programming languages. The types are procedural, functional, machine language, assembly language, logic programming, data-oriented, business-oriented, education-oriented, object-oriented, scripting language, declarative, document formatting, World Wide Web display, database programming, front-end coding, compiled language, ruled-based, back-end coding, system language, algorithm language, computational language, visual, XML language, command-line interface, interpreted, little language, syntax handling language, esoteric language, etc. Some of the types with functions are mentioned below. Procedural languages include a data viewing range of code languages, for example, Javascript. Functional languages are other types that perform a recursive function to execute a procedure and repeat it to correct any error, for instance, Agda. XML or Extensible Markup Language encodes a given document in such a way that humans, as well as computers both, can detect the language quickly, for instance, Prolog.

Algorithmic languages decode a document in mathematical symbols to convey a piece of information, for example, ALGOL. Front end development languages use the visual aspects of websites, games, software and apps for encoding; one of the best examples of Front end coding language is HTML.  Document formatting languages organise printed text and graphics and some kind of function similar to the word processor; an example of document formatting language is SGML. Array languages use scalars to apply vectors, matrices and other high-dimensional arrays. Examples include Fortran 90 and  Analytica. All the fifty types of language have categorised the programming language so programers can choose a language according to their use correctly and efficiently. Some languages like embeddable language and procedural language both have Javascript under their category as embeddable language are used by servers to embed code into free-form text while procedural language uses data viewing of the code; Javascript does both and serves as an example for the two. 

Computation Thinking

Computational thinking is a process to solve any problem using four basic patterns. Computational thinking becomes easy for programming if we efficiently understand and use the four basic patterns. The first element is decomposing the issues into smaller sections to understand them properly. While we break the problems into smaller parts, it becomes more manageable to work and enables us to efficiently use other elements of computational thinking. When you clean your room, you may put together a to-do list as an example of decomposition. 

The second element is pattern recognition here; the problems are examined to determine any sequence present. If patterns are present, they have grouped accordingly. If no patterns are observed, we do not need more simplification for that very problem. The third element is an abstraction or generalisation of the problem. Taking a step back from the specific details of a given problem allows you to create a more generic solution that can help in various ways. Fourth and last element is the Algorithm, where the problems are solved step by step. It is essential to create a plan for your solution. Algorithms are a strategy that can be used to determine step-by-step instructions on how to solve any problem. Algorithms can be panned as in plain language, pseudocode or flowcharts.

Conclusion

Programming and computation can help in creating something new or solving any error in any preexisting software. Any complication problem can be solved with the correct instruction groups and professional software. There are three basic concepts to design computer programming. They are sequence, selection and repetition. If the designs are followed adequately with creativity, it gives excellent results and new creation. Coding has become a new creative field to create something new in technology for a better technology experience. Programming and computation ease complex tasks and make tons of new software that can help recreate a browser or widget for betterment.