1. Hello World Ryan Turner

2. Programming Languages Should they be called languages or should they just be called codes?

3. What are programming languages? Java, Visual Basic, HTML, XML, C++, Java Script Languages made by man to tell a computer what to do Comprised of key words that the computer recognizes Uses a definite syntax that when used incorrectly, the computer is unable to understand

4. T: Hi, I’m Tiffany. D: Set greeting = Hello(Tiffany) Let MyName = Dover T: Come here often? D: Presence >= Monthly. T: Um…Nice Atmosphere, isn’t it? D: Let cigarette.smoke=(cigarette.smoke/2) T: A computer programmer, are you? D: Statement=True

5. Two Sides Not a language Should be called codes Not natively used Rarely used as a spoken language Is a language Should be called languages Used be thousands ASL is never spoken yet is rich in linguistic principle

6. Methodology Look at various definitions for a language Determine common threads from the definition and create a common definition Compare Visual Basic and Java to the common definition and determine if either qualifies as a language

7. Future Work Look at more programming languages Document linguistic change in languages