Hi

I have never done any kind of programming to my knowledge other than making this script (which I didn't even do, it was suggested by someone and I simply remember it well)
So my question as a complete and udder retard when it comes to programming is this:
When you guys see code, read code, or write code, do you read it as I do a book, or do actually have to type in the code to see the output, and things like that. I guess, is it like a foreign language that you translate, or do you just "see it" when you look at the script?

I am sorry if this sounds VERY STUPID, but I took that test that crabboy so kindly made, and I scored 3 because of luck, not because I knew anything on there. That and I read some of your questions, or any question regarding programming, and I am completely oblivious to what any is talking about.

Thanks for any answers. Flames, bashes, attacks, and hate groups are all welcome to comment as well, I won't take much offense as most of what you will say is probably true.

Cool

It's actually a very good insight. When I program, I usually program in Perl and I've been using Perl for over 5 years so far.

I find that I actually "think" in perl, I don't say "this is a block of code delimited by "{" and "}" in an if-then statement. It's as clear to me as a new paragraph in the book I'm currently reading.

Regards

I read code as a poem or book. It's written using a programming language, but still "language".
From a well-written code you know exactly what it does after the first read. It's like a well-written sentence. It just clear.
When writing programs I think in a programming language (usually C). I think it's the best way, but it needs some time (and many programs).

i read programming like English but it's sort of like old math questions from grade 2. when i see a part of a script i sort of follow it like that question of "how many people are on the bus",
you know that one that goes "5 people get on then 3 people get off then 6 people get on then half the people get off then 2 more people get on, how many people are on the bus?"

When I read code I see its results in my mind's eye. If the code is well-written, I take no note of the syntactical details. For example, C++ code contains a hoard of special characters (like ++ -> * != ), but they have all been seen millions of times, so they are merely well-known patterns as part of a greater whole. The same goes for basic constructs, such as: for( abc ; def ; ghi ) jkl;

I visualize the results differently depending on the context:

DrawBox( 10, 10, 300, 50 );
This may be visualized as drawing a box across these co-ordinates.

string text = "My name is " + myName;
This may be seen as the resulting memory allocation of the concatenation of "My name is " and whatever contents of myName.

In many cases expressions are almost algebraical:
a = 12 + b * ( 5 - c );

wow. metacognitive processes on LQ...
yea i think in code... after all, it is a language...