2.5 Programming Languages and IDEs

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IDE

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Integrated Development Environment

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Examples of IDE

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IDLE, Eclipse, Netbeans

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Functions of IDEs

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• To provide debugging tools for finding logic errors. • Preventing and illustrating logic errors • Providing a run time environment • Providing usability functions.

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Debugging Tools

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• Breakpoints • Stepping through lines of code individually to check which are executing. • Tracing through a program to output the values of variables.

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Preventing and identifying logic errors

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• Illustrating keyword syntax and auto-completing command entry. • Error highlighting • Compiler produces output of error message.

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Providing a Run-time Environment

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• Output window • Simulating different devices the program can run on.

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Usability Functions

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• Navigation, showing/hiding bits of code • Formatting source code • Find and replace • Comment or indent regions.

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High Level Languages

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A computer programming language used to write programs. They need to be translated into machine code through a compiler, interpreter or assembler.

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Examples of High Level Languages

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Python, Java, C++, JavaScript, Visual Basic

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Low Level Languages

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A computer programming language which closely represents machine language

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Machine Code

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Code that represents how CPUs understand instructions, represented by binary or hexadecimal numbers.

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Advantages of Machine Code

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• Programmers have more freedom with what to do with the program as they aren’t limited by words.

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Disadvantages of Machine Code

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• Difficult to write in, read and debug.

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Assembly Language

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Uses mnemonics to form instructions. Translated by an assembler into machine code.

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The Purpose of Translators

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To convert code written in a high level language or assembly language, into binary machine code for execution.

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Types of Translators

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• Compilers • Interpreters • Assemblers

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Compilers

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A type of translator that translates the whole code before running it.

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Advantages of Compilers

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• No need for translation software at runtime • Speed of execution is faster • Code is usually optimised • Original source code kept secret

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Disadvantages of Compilers

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• Program won’t run with syntax errors, more difficult to write code. • Code must be recompiled when code is changed. • Designed for specific processor

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Interpreters

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A type of translator that translates code line by line.

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Advantages of Interpreters

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• Code will run and stop when syntax error occurs, easy to write • Code does not need to be recompiled • Easy for beginners

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Disadvantages of Interpreters

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• Translation software needed at run time • Speed of execution is slower • Code is not optimised • Source code is needed