© Kishori Sharan and Adam L. Davis 2022
K. Sharan, A. L. DavisBeginning Java 17 Fundamentalshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7307-4_1

1. Programming Concepts

Kishori Sharan1   and Adam L. Davis2
(1)
Montgomery, AL, USA
(2)
Oviedo, FL, USA
 
In this chapter, you will learn:

  • The general concept of programming

  • Different components of programming

  • Major programming paradigms

  • What the object-oriented (OO) paradigm is and how it is used in Java

What Is Programming?

The term “programming” is used in many contexts. We discuss its meaning in the context of human-to-computer interaction. In the simplest terms, programming is the way of writing a sequence of instructions to tell a computer to perform a specific task. The sequence of instructions for a computer is known ...

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