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Discussion 1 - Programming Lauguages

Programming languages are designed to communicate instructions to machines and express algorithms, with their syntax and semantics governing their form and meaning. Common programming languages discussed include C, Perl, and Lisp, with C being the dominant implementation language referenced. The document also briefly covers characteristics of languages like Java, Python, C++, and Bash in terms of their object-orientedness, data handling, memory safety, error detection, and multi-threading capabilities.

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Discussion 1 - Programming Lauguages

Programming languages are designed to communicate instructions to machines and express algorithms, with their syntax and semantics governing their form and meaning. Common programming languages discussed include C, Perl, and Lisp, with C being the dominant implementation language referenced. The document also briefly covers characteristics of languages like Java, Python, C++, and Bash in terms of their object-orientedness, data handling, memory safety, error detection, and multi-threading capabilities.

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ECE 496 Discussion 1 Programming Languages

Sijing Zhang
Wikipedia--A programming language is an artificial language designed to

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