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| − | + | '''Source code''' is the statements and declarations, usually in human readable form, the specifies a computer program. Knowledge of programming is usually necessary in order to read and understand source code in a program. | |
| − | Source code is the | ||
| − | [[Open Source]] | + | == Example == |
| + | The following is an example of a C program that when compiled and executed prints the words "Hello world" to the screen. A C compiler and linker is necessary to compile the program and turn it into an executable. | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | <nowiki> | ||
| + | /* This is a C language program comment */ | ||
| + | #include <stdio.h> | ||
| + | #include <stdlib.h> | ||
| + | main() | ||
| + | { | ||
| + | printf("Hello wolrd."); | ||
| + | } | ||
| + | </nowiki> | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Software]] | ||
| + | *[[Machine code]] | ||
| + | *[[Open Source]] | ||
Revision as of 02:57, July 24, 2007
Source code is the statements and declarations, usually in human readable form, the specifies a computer program. Knowledge of programming is usually necessary in order to read and understand source code in a program.
Example
The following is an example of a C program that when compiled and executed prints the words "Hello world" to the screen. A C compiler and linker is necessary to compile the program and turn it into an executable.
/* This is a C language program comment */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
main()
{
printf("Hello wolrd.");
}