What is definition of source code in computer programming?

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What is definition of source code in computer programming?
Source code is whatever code is written by a developer for a particular language. Source code is usually the "readable" (and I know this depends on your programming style :-)) version of a program. Source code is either compiled/assembled into machine language code by a compiler/assembler and turned into an executable file .exe (C++, C), compiled into byte code and run on a virtual machine (Java, Python) or run through and interpreter and executed on the fly (Perl, Basic).
Reply:The source code is the code written by someone/company. You can view/read the code, modify and compile it on your computer.





Most programs your using are not source codes such as web browser, Microsoft Office, computer games, Winamp, etc. Those programs were compiled and sell to you. You can not modify them.
Reply:Source code is the computer program itself. For example, the following code is a (very) small C language program that can be compiled into an executable module.





#include %26lt;stdio.h%26gt;


int main() {


printf("Hello humans!\n");


return 0;


}

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