Editing Source code (section)

== Organization ==
{{main|Software configuration management}}
Most programs do not contain all the resources needed to run them and rely on external [[software library|libraries]]. Part of the compiler's function is to link these files in such a way that the program can be executed by the hardware.{{sfn|Tracy|2021|pp=122-123}}

[[Image:CodeCmmt002.svg|thumb|right|A more complex [[Java (programming language)|Java]] source code example. Written in [[object-oriented programming]] style, it demonstrates [[boilerplate code]]. With prologue comments indicated in red, inline comments indicated in green, and program statements indicated in blue.]]

Software developers often use [[Software configuration management|configuration management]] to track changes to source code files ([[version control]]). The configuration management system also keeps track of which object code file corresponds to which version of the source code file.{{sfn|O'Regan|2022|pp=230-231, 233, 377}}