What is code?
This article was published June 2015 and written by Paul Ford a programmer and writer. This article explains some of the aspects of programming languages such as C, C++, Objective-C, C#, JavaScript, PHP, and Python.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Article or research |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming) |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI10P09
Implement, modify and debug modular programs, applying selected algorithms and data structures, including in an object-oriented programming language |
| Keywords | Algorithms, Programming, Programming languages, Python, JavaScript, PHP |
| Organisation | Bloomberg |
| Copyright | 2016 Bloomberg L.P. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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