The History and Importance of Coding
Coding is the foundation of everything that uses code, from airplanes to credit cards. It started in 1801 with Joseph Jacquard's system for sewing looms. Learn what coding is and how it allows humans to communicate with computers through the use of code.
00:00:00 Coding is writing precise instructions for computers to understand and react to. It is the foundation of everything that uses code, from airplanes to credit cards.
👉 Coding is the process of writing precise instructions for a computer or device to understand.
🔌 Code is essential for various everyday tasks, such as flying airplanes and swiping credit cards.
🚗 Teaching a computer what to do is like giving directions to someone who doesn't know what a car is.
00:01:02 Coding is like teaching a computer how to communicate. It started with Joseph Jacquard's invention of a system for his sewing looms in 1801.
💻 Coding is like writing instructions for a computer to understand and execute.
🔢 The first computer program was invented in 1801, using a binary system of holes in cards.
🧵 This program allowed for the creation of intricate weaving patterns.
00:02:06 The video explores the history and concept of coding, from punch cards to modern computers with billions of transistors. It emphasizes that coding is like a language with a limited alphabet of ones and zeros.
📚 Coding is the process of creating a text file that follows specific rules and is eventually translated into a language that a computer can understand.
💻 Computers use billions of transistors to carry data using the basic idea of on and off.
🔢 The concept of coding originated from the idea of recorded information being read by a machine for mathematical computation.
00:03:09 Learn what coding is and how it allows humans to communicate with computers through the use of code, compilers, and assemblers.
👩💻 Coding involves writing code in a specific computer language and translating it into binary or machine language.
📝 The process includes a human writing code, which is then compiled into low-level language and translated into binary language.
👨🍳 Coding is similar to being a chef writing a recipe, as both involve creating something using available resources and tools.
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