What is a computer programming language?

Question

At the risk of sounding naive, I ask this question in search of a deeper understanding of the concept of programming languages in general. I write this question for my own e

Answer 1

There are many definitions to this but what I prefer is:

Computer programming is programming that helps to solve a particular technical task/problem.

There are 3 key phrases to look out for:

You: Computer will do what you (Programmer) told it to do.

Instruct: Instruction is given to the computer in a language that it can understand. We will discuss that below.

Problem: At the end of the day computers are tools (Complex). They are there to make out life simpler.

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