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The field of language documentation in the modern context involves a complex and ever-evolving set of tools and methods, and the study and development of their use – and, especially, identification and promotion of best practices – can be considered a sub-field of language documentation proper. [1]
Teaching with documentation and linguist's field notes can provide more context for those teaching the language and can add information they were not aware of. [12] Documentation can be useful for understanding culture and heritage, as well as learning the language. Important components when teaching a language includes: Listening, reading ...
Coding conventions are only applicable to the human maintainers and peer reviewers of a software project. Conventions may be formalized in a documented set of rules that an entire team or company follows, [1] or may be as informal as the habitual coding practices of an individual. Coding conventions are not enforced by compilers.
A programming language specification can take several forms, including the following: An explicit definition of the syntax and semantics of the language. While syntax is commonly specified using a formal grammar, semantic definitions may be written in natural language (e.g., the approach taken for the C language), or a formal semantics (e.g., the Standard ML [3] and Scheme [4] specifications).
“a programming language is a tool which should assist the programmer in the most difficult aspects of his art, namely program design, documentation, and debugging.” “objective criteria for good language design may be summarized in five catch phrases: simplicity, security, fast translation, efficient object code, and readability.”
In computing, a programming language reference or language reference manual is part of the documentation associated with most mainstream programming languages. It is written for users and developers , and describes the basic elements of the language and how to use them in a program .
The common practice of documenting a code object at the head of its definition is captured by the addition of docstring syntax in the Python language. The docstring for a Python code object (a module, class, or function) is the first statement of that code object, immediately following the definition (the 'def' or 'class' statement).
Mayer states: "No programming language is perfect. There is not even a single best language; there are only languages well suited or perhaps poorly suited for particular purposes. Understanding the problem and associated programming requirements is necessary for choosing the language best suited for the solution." [17]