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Coding is telling a computer what to do in a way it understands.
Half of coding is learning how to talk like a computer.
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Computers aren't clever. They need to be told in their words in exactly the way they want them.
Half of coding is fixing "bugs" in your code.
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Being good at programming doesn't mean you have less problems. You just get harder ones.
When you like fixing problems with code, you are a coder.
Key terms:
- Code:
- Things for a computer to do, written so the computer can read it.
- Program:
- A complete set of things for a computer to do, to finish a whole job.
- Language:
- A set of words and syntax for talking to a computer. There are lots of different languages.
- Syntax:
- The rules for ordering the words when you talk to the computer.
- Bug:
- A bad bit in a program that stops a computer doing the right job or understanding what you are asking.
- Debugging:
- Fixing code the computer can't read, or which does the wrong thing.
Now we're in a position to think through talking to a computer in detail.
