Programming Discussion

1. Find information about one of the following people and explain why he or she is important to structured programming: Edsger Dijkstra, Corrado Bohm, Guiseppe Jacopini, and Grace Hopper. Write at least two FULL PARAGRAPHS and be sure to CITE your sources using APA format. You must use at least two scholarly sources and you must cite those sources.

2. Computer programs can be very complex, containing millions of lines of code and performing millions of operations per second. Given this, how can we possibly know that a particular computer program’s results are correct? Do some research on this topic then think carefully about your response. Using the text as well as outside sources, write at least two FULL PARAGRAPHS and be sure to CITE your sources using APA format. [Hint: Some relevant keywords are software, testing, verification, validation] You must use at least two scholarly sources and you must cite those sources.