Source Code
Source code refers to the human-readable instructions written in a programming language that instruct a computer to perform specific tasks. It serves as the foundation for software development, allowing programmers to create applications, websites, and other software systems. Source code is typically written using text editors or integrated development environments (IDEs) and is saved in files with specific file extensions corresponding to the programming language being used, such as “.java” for Java or “.py” for Python. Programmers write source code to implement algorithms, define data structures, and specify the logic and behavior of software systems. Once written, source code is often compiled or interpreted into machine code by a compiler or interpreter, respectively, before being executed by a computer. Source code is a crucial asset in software development, enabling collaboration, version control, and maintenance of software projects.
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In computing, source code, or simply code or source, is human readable plain text that can eventually result in controlling the behavior of a computer. In order to control a computer, it must be processed by a computer program – either executed directly via an interpreter or translated into a more computer-consumable form such as via a compiler. Sometimes, code is compiled directly to machine code so that it can be run in the native language of the computer without further processing. But, many modern environments involve compiling to an intermediate representation such as bytecode that can either run via an interpreter or be compiled on-demand to machine code via just-in-time compilation.