Source Code<\/a> is any collection of text, with or without comments, written using a human-readable Programming Language<\/a>, usually as plain text. The source code of a program is specially designed to facilitate the work of computer programmers, who specify the actions to be performed by a computer mostly by writing source code. The Source Code<\/a> is often transformed by an Assembler<\/a> or Compiler<\/a> into binary Machine Code<\/a> that can be executed by the computer. Alternatively, Source Code<\/a> may be interpreted and thus immediately executed by an Interpreter<\/a>.<\/p> Most application software is distributed in a form that includes only the executable files. If the Source Code<\/a> were included, it would be useful to a user, programmer, or system administrator who might wish to study or modify the program. This philosophy is central to the Open-Source-Software<\/a> movement, championed by organizations like the Free Software Foundation<\/a> and projects such as the Linux Kernel<\/a>. Historically, Ada Lovelace<\/a> is credited with writing the first algorithm intended for processing by a machine, effectively creating the first instance of Source Code<\/a> for the Analytical-Engine<\/a>.<\/p> Managing Source Code<\/a> efficiently requires tools like Git<\/a> for version control and platforms like GitHub<\/a> for collaboration. Developers often use an Integrated-Development-Environment<\/a> to write and debug their work. For more technical definitions, you can visit the Wikipedia entry on Source Code<\/a> or the MDN Web Docs Glossary<\/a>.<\/p>