Types of Programming Languages: Low-Level vs. High-Level

Introduction

Can we write code using 0s and 1s because this is how a computer operates? What does 0100 mean in binary? Or what number stands for the binary code 1011?

Figure 1: Binary Code

How can a computer understand our code written in a language close to the human language? How can a computer understand the structure of Python?

Figure 2: Programming Language

Both of these answers refer to the level of abstraction of programming languages.

Overview

This article will describe the differences between High-Level and Low-Level languages.

Learning Outcome

In the end, you will be able to identify the main advantages and differences between these two types. You will be able to understand why they are relevant.

Figure 3: Low-Level vs. High-Level Language

Both High-Level language and Low-Level language are types of programming languages. The main difference is that a developer can understand High-Level languages…