What is Actually Involved in Programming???

In this post I’m going to introduce some technical terms. It’s unavoidable. The jargon will always get you in the end (if you choose to become a programmer, soon you’ll actually be talking in jargon).

However, I’ll explain each term as we come to it, and there’s a list of jargon in the following section (with explanations, of course).

Can You Be A Programmer???

You may be feeling slightly uneasy if you read my previous article, What Programming Really Is??? . I’ve admitted that programming is, in a way, unnatural. I’ve warned you about the spectacular stupidity of computers, so you’re probably getting a small idea of the amount of task-description you’d need to do in order to make your computer do anything even vaguely impressive.