Why do we Program?

Human beings

________ can operate in an error filled world.

programmers job

A(n) ________ is to serve the user and act as an intermediary between the hardware and the user.

sequence of stored

Program: a(n) ________ instructions.

Designed and wired so that it has one question

what do you want to do next

Example

clean up survey data

To produce something for others to use

a programming job

Example

Fix a performance problem in the Sakai software

Program

a sequence of stored instructions

Computers are designed and wired to have one question: ________?

what do you want to do next?

What is something computers can do really efficiently compared to humans?

text analysis

Programmers trying to sell software have to

anticipate people's needs`

The main difference between writing code for someone and writing code for yourself is the _____.

rigor

T/F: Computer programs can have mistakes.

false

App stores are places where software can be _____ ___ _________.

built and exchanged

General goal of a programming job

to produce something for others to use