Editing Computer programming (section)

==Programmers==
{{Main|Programmer|Software engineer}}

Computer programmers are those who write computer software. Their jobs usually involve:
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*Prototyping
*Coding
*Debugging
*[[Documentation]]
*[[System integration|Integration]]
*[[Software maintenance|Maintenance]]
*Requirements analysis
*[[Software architecture]]
*Software testing
*[[Specification]]
{{div col end}}Although programming has been presented in the media as a somewhat mathematical subject, some research shows that good programmers have strong skills in natural human languages, and that learning to code is similar to learning a [[foreign language]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Prat|first1=Chantel S.|last2=Madhyastha|first2=Tara M.|last3=Mottarella|first3=Malayka J.|last4=Kuo|first4=Chu-Hsuan|date=2020-03-02|title=Relating Natural Language Aptitude to Individual Differences in Learning Programming Languages|journal=Scientific Reports|language=en|volume=10|issue=1|pages=3817|doi=10.1038/s41598-020-60661-8|pmid=32123206|issn=2045-2322|pmc=7051953|bibcode=2020NatSR..10.3817P}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-15 |title=To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language |url=https://news.mit.edu/2020/brain-reading-computer-code-1215 |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=MIT News {{!}} Massachusetts Institute of Technology |language=en}}</ref>