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| Computer programs are written in source text format, and are converted afterwards into another code, that computer can read and understand. This translation is made thanks to a program called compiler. The problem is, that the indications to run the program, when wirtten in a language that the computer reads, are made of 0 and 1 (that is in binary code) and are therefore no longer understandable for us. To understand the functionning of a program, you need access to the source code. |
Computer programs are written by the programmer in plain-text code, and are then converted afterwards into numeric computer code that computer can read and process. This conversion from human code to computer code is made by software called a compiler. The problem arises because the computer code consists of only numbers (binary 1s and 0s), and is virtually impossible for humans to read. To understand how a program works you need more than just the compiled computer code; you also need access to the human-readable source code. |
source code vs binary code
Computer programs are written by the programmer in plain-text code, and are then converted afterwards into numeric computer code that computer can read and process. This conversion from human code to computer code is made by software called a compiler. The problem arises because the computer code consists of only numbers (binary 1s and 0s), and is virtually impossible for humans to read. To understand how a program works you need more than just the compiled computer code; you also need access to the human-readable source code.