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Open Source Software is a type of software that is normally free for usage. The source codes of open software are readily available for users to use, modify and redistribute the code.

Despite the freedom with limit control of using open source software, many are still reluctant to use it. To many, open source software is good since it allows software programmers to contribute their quota in the computing village.

Most people believe that the value of software depends on the price of the software. Some computer users believe that anything free in the computing world is of inferior quality. Since I am a lover of open source software, I don’t believe in this myth. Many open source software are even of a better quality that most of the paid software.

Free in the contest of Open Source Software amounts to free sharing of information among the computing community as well as the freedom to customize the source code to the choice of the user. Free is not inferior.

Most of the pessimists of Open Source Software also believe that it is against human nature for people to give out their intellectual properties and time in such a free manner. Yes, some times Open Source software are not actually free in the actual sense. Some of the Open Source Software may either directly or indirectly, may be advertising a company or promoting a product. Actually, noting in this world is absolutely free. Event this article you are currently reading is not absolutely free.

However, we have to appreciate something that is good even though it is free within the limit we can see. If you have an Open Source Software you are currently using, Enjoy it for good things are not always available.

In computer programming, the term code refers to source code and machine code. Source code is a sequence of statements written in a computer programming language, which can be easily deciphered. On the other hand, machine code is a set of instructions executed directly by the computer’s CPU. It is a representation of a compiled computer program.  A block of code written by a programmer is the core element of every web & software development process. Let us learn a bit more about source code:

Source Code (commonly referred to as Source):

Source code is a set of statements written in a human-readable programming language. It lets you use a reserved number of instructions to communicate with the computer. The source code is usually saved in one or more text files. Mostly, a large set of source code files is organized into a directory tree, also known as source tree.

Source code is mainly used as an input to the process that creates an executable program. In simpler terms, it has to be converted from a human-readable format into a type of computer-executable form with the help of a compiler or with the help of an interpreter.

How Programmers Enhance their Programming Skills with Source Code?

Programmers are always eager to learn more about programming techniques for a successful software and web application development  process. That’s why they find it very helpful to review any existing source code and so they always share source code to enhance their programming skills. The adaptation of source code from one piece of software to use in other projects is common among programmers. This eases the programming process. This kind of adaptation is known as software re-usability.

The Quality of Source Code:

There is no such concept of a well-written source code in computer terminology. But, from a human programmer’s perspective, source codes often stress on readability to reduce the cost of software source code maintenance. An affordable web development expert follows the source code programming style guides to ensure the programs are written with ease.