Description:

100 Level - No experience necessary

When you're writing instructions for a computer, specificity is vital. Maybe you've seen how difficult it is to create a set of instructions for a computer, describing how to make a PB&J sandwich. But a human being probably doesn't need such specific instructions to make a sandwich. 

What tools do humans have -- and that computers lack -- that help us to interpret all the instructions we receive on a daily basis? And why do you think it's so important that the programs we write for computers are as clear as possible?

YOUR NEXT STEPS:

1. Write a journal entry about the differences between how humans and computers process instructions. Your journal should explain the tools that humans use to understand instructions, and the tools that computers use. Then, say why you believe specificity is so important in computer programs.

2. Upload a version of your journal entry.