Chapter 14: Programming And Language

Computer programming 

(often shortened to programming or coding) is the process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs. This source code is written in one or more programming languages. The purpose of programming is to create a program that performs specific operations or exhibits a certain desired behavior.

Six Step Procedures: 
 1. Program Specification

2. Program Design
-Top-down program design 
-Pseudocode
-Flowcharts
-Logic Structures


3.Program Code (coding)
-produces the correct output.
-catches common input errors.

Coding

4. Program Test
-Syntax errors
-Logic erros
-Testing process

Logic Error

Syntax Error

5. Program Documentation

-written description about a program for users, operator and programmers.


6. Program Maintenance
-ensures error-free.
-effectiveness
-efficiency