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If you are not familiar with the codes and the programming languages you probably don't hear much about the source code and what exactly the source is. Basically, the source is a set of instructions written in a programming language to complete certain tasks within the system. Source codes are always complex and complicated. The text written in any programming language can be termed as source code. The developer or the programmer who writes the code lays out all the rules and instructions to create a computer-executable application where the instructions are embedded in a file.

In general, all the electronic devices work in a binary system, 1/0. A sequence of 0's and 1's instruct the computer to perform a task, without these sets of instructions the electronic device cannot perform any actions. Source code is always hard to understand for normal users, it is because the source code consists of meaningless words and values. In order to understand the source code, one must at least learn one among the programming languages before being to edit or modify the source code.

How to create source code.

In order to create source code, the best tool available in the market is -Text editor. Like the notepad in windows or TextEdit on Mac. Each source code files are normal text files that will saved with different extensions like .cpp, .dll, etc.

Source code can be well explained using a website. The basic structure of a website is usually a source code even though the file is not a program but a document. Normally websites are written in HTML markup language. It doesn't matter if you are not a web designer but it is good to examine the source code of a page on the internet and analyze the code.

Source code copyrights.


It is not easy to develop source code and in the software development world source codes have their own values and is considered as intellectual property. Source code programs are copyright protected and are not permitted to share or distribute. The are many companies sell source codes for rebranding. You can Buy Source Code from these companies and reuse the product. This type of source code purchasing is advisable if you need to use built-in codes for your organizations and you can avoid copyright issues.
 
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