2.5 Programming Logic and IDEs

Software that helps programmers to write code.

Integrated Development Environment

Code Highlighter Run-time environment Auto-environment Translator Editor Error diagnostics/debugger

Colour highlights keywords and syntax to make the programme more readable

Allows programmers to run and test code before release

Suggests programming keywords and sub-routine names and auto-completes them

Translates high-level source code e.g Python (understandable by humans) into machine code (binary), which can be understood by computers.

Allows programmer to type and edit code

Detects syntax errors and tells the programmer which line the error is on

Python

Interpreter Compiler Assembler

translates code line-by-line into machine code (binary).

translates all of the code in one go and stores it as an executable file. Once the code is compiled, it can be run by the processor whenever it is needed.

Translates low level assembly language into machine code.