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Computer programming: from machine language to artificial intelligence
Programming languages were used even before computers were invented. For example, player piano scrolling, that long roll of coded paper tape
About system programming
All programmers write executable code for computers, but what distinguishes system programmers from application programmers is the purpose of the software they write.
Classification of system programs
System programs are usually developed in machine-oriented languages. Due to their compatibility with hardware, increased performance is provided, but versatility and portability between platforms is lost.
History of system programming
Initially, programmers wrote invariantly in assembly language. Experiments with hardware support in high-level languages (1960s) led to the emergence of such languages as BLISS and BCPL.