9HIGH-LEVEL PROGRAMMING
In the last chapter, we looked at the fundamentals of software: machine code that runs on processors, and assembly language, a human-readable representation of machine code. Although eventually all software must take the form of machine code, most software developers work at a higher, more abstract level. In this chapter, you learn about high-level programming. We cover an overview of high-level programming, discuss common elements found across various programming languages, and look at example programs.
High-Level Programming Overview
Although it’s possible to write software in assembly language (or even machine code!), ...
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