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What can you actually do with programming? (lemmy.world)
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So recently I've stumbled upon a video, where a guy creates an animation by programming it with maanim.

And after that I also found a way to create music with programming too.

So I'm wondering.. What else can you actually create using programming? Besides the obvious software, VR, AR and all that

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[–] 9 points 4 days ago (7 children)

I don’t think I understand the question, or rather what you want for an answer.

Programming has created everything you can do on or with a computer, which includes devices like watches, phones, TVs, video games and consoles, coffee makers (apparently), and even light bulbs; just to name a very small amount of computer devices.

Hell, someone has even ported Doom to bacteria.

I think the better question is what can’t you do with programming?

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 4 days ago (4 children)

    Is there for example a programming language for editing videos or creating 3d models?

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    C, C++, Java, Rust, and likely hundreds of others. But if you’re interested in editing videos and creating 3D models, then likely you’re not looking for a language, but an existing software like After Effects, Blender, or any CAD (computer-aided design) software; unless you want to write your own software to do video editing and 3D modeling, but that’s not what you said. But if that is the case, you may want to start smaller and work your way up.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 days ago*

    This is the correct answer.

    Anything a computer is doing, the software that does it is doing that because someone(s) programmed it.

    You're not looking for a programming language specific to a task; those exist, of course, but it's better to know how systems are programmed, and what APIs are used to program the system you're interested to control. Choosing which programming language to use should come after knowing what you want the computer system to do.

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