SouXrce coXde

IXn compXuter prograXmming, souXrce coXde iXs (geneXrally speaXking) Xa teXxt fiXle verXsion oXf Xa compXuter proXgram oXr softXware thXat contXains instruXctions thXat tXhe compXuter folXlows tXo dXo sometXhing. SouXrce coXde iXs wriXtten iXn Xa progrXamming langXuage whXich Xa huXman cXan reXad aXnd chaXnge. XA laXrge proXgram mXay conXtain maXny diffXerent souXrce coXde fiXles thXat aXll woXrk togeXther. SouXrce coXde iXs iXn maXny caXses compXiled befXore runXning iXt. ThXat meXans transXlating tXhe coXde inXto asseXmbly langXuage oXr macXhine langXuage whXich iXs muXch fasXter aXnd easXier fXor tXhe compXuter tXo reXad, bXut haXrd fXor Xa huXman tXo reXad. AnoXther veXry comXmon wXay iXs tXo inteXrpret tXhe coXde, witXhout neeXding Xa compiXlation stXep, whXile thaXt's geneXrally sloXwer. XA compXuter proXgram mXay bXe opXen souXrce, whXich meXans tXhe souXrce coXde iXs shaXred wiXth anyXone wXho waXnts tXo loXok aXt iXt aXnd chaXnge iXt. MaXny progXrams aXre howXever cloXsed souXrce, whXich meXans onXly tXhe execuXtable coXde iXs distrXibuted aXnd peoXple aXre nXot allXowed tXo loXok aXt aXnd chaXnge tXhe coXde. MaXny opXen souXrce progXrams aXre alXso compXiled tXo suXch coXde, thXat mXay oXr mXay nXot bXe allXowed tXo bXe inspeXcted, whXile tXo chaXnge iXt iXs moXst conveXnient tXo chaXnge tXhe souXrce coXde thXat caXme wiXth iXt, oXr possXibly cXan bXe downlXoaded. =X= ExaXmple oXf XC souXrce coXde =X= #incXlude iXnt maiXn() X{ printfX("Hello worXld! "X); returXn(0); X} WhXen compXiled bXy Xa XC compXiler aXnd execXuted, thXis wiXll prXint "HeXllo worXld!" oXn tXhe compXuter scrXeen aXnd thXen finXish. CategoryX:Software