List of basic computer programming topics

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Computer programming is a subfield of computer science. This is a list of basic topics in computer programming, not a list of topics about the BASIC programming language. Basic topics in computer programming include:

Contents 1 Nature of computer programming 2 History of computer programming 3 Computing 4 Computer software 5 Programming 5.1 Types of programming 5.2 Components of a computer program 5.3 Example 6 Programming languages 6.1 Specific programming launguages 7 Software engineering 8 Computer programming scholars 9 Leaders in computer programming 10 Computer programming lists 11 See also

[edit] Nature of computer programming

Main article: Computer programming

[edit] History of computer programming

Main articles: History of programming languages and Programming language timeline

• History of computing
• History of computing hardware – up to third generation (1960s)
• History of computing hardware (1960s-present) – third generation and later
• Operating systems timeline
• History of the graphical user interface
• History of the Internet

[edit] Computing

Main article: Computing

• Command
• Computer
  • Personal computer
• Computer hardware
• Computer language
• Computer program (also called "software" or "computer software")
• Computer science
• Computer software
• Computer system
• Data
• History of computing
• Human error
• Personal computer
• Server
• Software - see computer program and computer software
• Software suite

[edit] Computer software

Main article: Computer software

• Application software
  • Database management system (see also database)
  • Text editor
• Programming software
  • Assembler
  • Compiler
  • Debugger
  • Integrated development environment (IDE)
  • Interpreter
  • Linker
  • Programming tool
  • Source code editor
  • Text editor
• System software

[edit] Programming

Main articles: Computer programming and Programming language

• Programmer
• Programming paradigm
• Programming style

[edit] Types of programming

• Compiler optimization
• Concurrent programming
• Declarative programming
• Event-driven programming
• Functional programming
• Imperative programming
• Literate programming
• Object-oriented programming
• Parsing

[edit] Components of a computer program

Main articles: Computer program and Source code

• Application programming interface (API)
• Instruction

[edit] Example

• Hello world program, examples of a simple program in many different programming languages

[edit] Programming languages

Main article: Programming language

• Comparison of programming languages
• Compiled language
• Formal semantics of programming languages
• Interpreted language
• Programming language dialect
• Programming language theory

[edit] Specific programming launguages

Main article: Comparison of programming languages

• C
  • C++
  • C#
• Java
• JavaScript
• Object Pascal
• Perl
• PHP
• Python
• Scala
• Visual Basic

[edit] Software engineering

Main article: Software engineering

• List of software engineering topics
• Implementation
• Execution
• Software development process
• Software architecture
• Software reliability
• Software quality
• Software testing
• Software maintenance
• Software optimization
• Software brittleness

[edit] Computer programming scholars

[edit] Leaders in computer programming

[edit] Computer programming lists

Main article: List of computer programming topics

[edit] See also

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