Programming Languages
Computer programming is the process of writing code to facilitate specific actions in a computer, application, or software program and instructing them on how to perform.
What is programming?
Computer programming is the process of writing code to facilitate specific actions in a computer, application, or software program and instructing them on how to perform.
So in order for a computer language to exist, you need the syntax and the words that make up the language and a compiler that compiles the written language into more crude machine languages.

Here is an example Golang snippet from a real-world production that creates internal system actions.
type Runtime struct
actions map[string]actions.Action
vms []*VirtualMachine
sync.Mutex
}
func New() *Runtime {
return &Runtime{
actions: make(map[string]actions.Action),
vms: make([]*VirtualMachine, 0, 10),
}
}
func (r *Runtime) AddAction(action actions.Action) {
r.actions[action.Name()] = action
}{
Programs
A series of instructions in RAM is called a program. Programs come in many sizes. Generally, a program is a piece of software that has everything needed to do a specific task.
A system would be something larger, made up of several programs. A program might be made up of several smaller parts known as ‘routines.’ Routines in turn may be made up of sub-routines.
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