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Computer programming 

is the process of performing a particular computation (or more


generally, accomplishing a specific computing result), usually by designing and building
an executable computer program. Programming involves tasks such as analysis,
generating algorithms, profiling algorithms' accuracy and resource consumption, and the
implementation of algorithms (usually in a chosen programming language, commonly referred to
as coding).[1][2] The source code of a program is written in one or more languages that are
intelligible to programmers, rather than machine code, which is directly executed by the central
processing unit. The purpose of programming is to find a sequence of instructions that will
automate the performance of a task (which can be as complex as an operating system) on
a computer, often for solving a given problem. Proficient programming thus usually requires
expertise in several different subjects, including knowledge of the application domain, specialized
algorithms, and formal logic.
Tasks accompanying and related to programming include testing, debugging, source
code maintenance, implementation of build systems, and management of derived artifacts, such
as the machine code of computer programs. These might be considered part of the programming
process, but often the term software development is used for this larger process with the
term programming, implementation, or coding reserved for the actual writing of code. Software
engineering combines engineering techniques with software development practices. Reverse
engineering is a related process used by designers, analysts, and programmers to understand
an existing program and re-implement its function

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