What Exactly Are Computer Programming Careers?
This is a common question that is on the lips of most newcomers to computer programming. What is computer programming? What exactly is a career in computer programming? What kind of work does a computer programmer have to do? Let us answer these questions one by one. What is Computer Programming? Let me explain this using an example of a popular PC game – pinball. Every one of you must be familiar with pinball and how it is played. Now let us look at pinball from the perspective of a computer programmer. For a computer programmer, pinball is nothing but a computer application that has been developed with the help of a computer algorithm and by using certain programming tools. Now what is a computer algorithm? Well, say your objective is to perform a certain task (in the case of pinball, it would be striking the ball with the lever and preventing it from entering the danger zone). An algorithm is a series of steps or rules, which are based on pure logic and using which you begin from th
