Nt1310 Unit 1 Assignment

Charles Jorden Winship
Dr. M. Melissa Elston
Comp 1
29 October 2015
Writing In Computer Science

Approaching this paper I was skeptical about the types of writing in my current Computer Science major. My thought process was along the lines of; I write code not papers. I digress, I was wrong. The few styles of writing that I learned about goes as follows. The first I’ll talk about is code comments inside and outside my own programs. Second will be project proposals, you need a good pitch to get you project sponsored and off the ground. Finally I’ll talk about writing manuals for what I program.

As I said, code comments was the first form of writing I learned about in my major. While writing code it is good practice to add lines that mean nothing to

Here is our menu") print(" Burger $3.50") print(" Cheeseburger $3.75") print(" Fries $2.00") print("*********************************************") cash = float(input("How much money do you have? >> ")) Above is a section of code I written for a project in one of my major classes at Northwest. The hashtag exempts the line from actually running in the program allowing you to make remarks on what’s happening and possibly explain how it works.

While talking about code comments one can safely assume that the program itself is a form of writing also. It has its own grammar, or syntax, and lexis about it. The coding community has developed its own style of writing and talking to make writing programs as simple as possible while still being able to carry out complex tasks.

The second style of writing in a computer science major would be project proposals.
Project proposals are used for the client or company to better explain the issue and how you intend to fix it. You will want to persuade the target that you are more than capable of completing the task. Small projects require small proposals while larger projects need to be more detailed and