Talk:Computer programming
From Academic Kids
Step four is dumb. Compiling is done by a compiler, not by a computer programmer, and is in no way relevant to the process of software development. Many programs are interpreted anyway, so compilation is hardly a necessary step. I don't know who came up with this list but it's pretty bad.
Defining the "first computer programmer" is impossible, as defining the first computer is a matter of irresolvable (but essentially entertaining) debate anyway. --Robert Merkel
Different parts of a program may be written in different langauges. How come ??? Can you give Proper Explaination?
--Phoe6
- To give a simple example, it is generally believed to be easier to write some programs in, say, Perl than [[C++]]. However, a well-written C++ program can be much faster than a Perl program for some tasks. Therefore, what you can do is write the bits where performance doesn't matter in Perl, the performance-critical bits in C++, and combine the two. However, this is a little technical for the purposes of the main article. --Robert Merkel
Algorithms have *not* gone away. Believe me, not everything is available in standard libraries (not even Java's). Maybe *your* programs are all print statements, but mine sure aren't. --Robert Merkel 06:40 Jan 24, 2003 (UTC)
