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What is source code? - Python Tutorial
From the course: Introduction to Career Skills in Software Development
What is source code?
- Programmers write code, but what is code? Source code is what we call the human-readable computer instructions written by programmers. It's written in plain texts. We write it without special formatting, like bold, italic, or different font types. It's mostly just the actual characters. This means that word processing applications aren't suitable for writing code because by default they insert bits of information in files that prevent them from being plain text. This is one reason why programmers choose to use IDEs, or Integrated Development Environments, to write code. Let's take a look at some code. This is code in the Kotlin programming language. It's used for developing many different types of software applications. I primarily use it for creating Android apps. Let's take a look at some things you may notice. First, source code is often made up of multiple lines of code. It can contain empty lines and spaces.…
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