programming-languages-handbook

A list of important programming language concepts.

Table of Contents

General

application

A program (or group of programs) designed for the end user.

program

A sequence of instructions to perform a specified task.

Coding

constant

A symbolic name associated with a value, and whose associated value cannot change.

function

A named section of a program that performs a specific task.

string

A sequence of characters.

variable

A symbolic name associated with a value, and whose associated value can change.

Tools

compiler

A program that translates source code into machine code.

IDE

A software application that provides comprehensive facilities to programmers for development.

Other Handbooks

The following handbooks are dedicated to specific programming languages/paradigms: