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Tell the Computer What to Do

How Coding Works: How do people write code?

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How do people write code? Let us see. A computer cannot think.

So we tell it each step to follow.

A list of steps for a computer is a program.

Code is a language that a computer can read.

Programmers write the code that makes programs.

A computer does one step, then the next.

The steps must go in the right order.

Games and websites are made with programs.

A mistake in a program is a bug.

As of November 2026, kids can make games in Scratch.

Words to know

  • program: list of steps
  • programmers: code writers
  • code: computer language
  • bug: a mistake

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