Computer programming

Computer Programming is the process of making a program to run on a computer or console-based system.

Languages

To do this, you need to program in one of the many programming languages available. The full list can be found at .

IDE (Integrated Development Environment)

An IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is a program that will compile your finished program script and make it into a proper program for Windows. Some programs actually help you make the script - Visual Basic and REALbasic are two examples.

An approximate list of well-known IDEs can be found at .

Executables

Executables are really just computer programs. They are programs which run when you double-click on them on your computer. They often end with '.exe'.

These are what the finished product of a program is. The IDE makes this program from the script you give it.