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Humans and computers do not speak the same language. Humans communicate in spoken language, a very complex system of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and so on. Computers on the other hand are much simpler. Their “language” has only two symbols, 0 and 1. Obviously some translation must take place if humans and computers are going to be able to communicate effectively. Something will have to happen if a computer is going to understand what a programmer is asking it to do.
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© 2004 Tony Jenkins and Graham Hardman
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Jenkins, T., Hardman, G. (2004). The Mechanics. In: How to Program Using Java. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-80243-8_3
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