© Kishori Sharan 2017

Kishori Sharan, Beginning Java 9 Fundamentals, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2902-6_1

1. Programming Concepts

Kishori Sharan1 

(1)Montgomery, Alabama, USA

In this chapter, you will learn:

  • The general concept of programming

  • Different components of programming

  • Major programming paradigms

  • What the object-oriented 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 as a program. A set of well-defined notations is used to write ...

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