MIDDLE LEVEL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

Middle level programming languages have features of low level as well as high programming languages. Middle level programming languages balance the efficiency of low level languages with the ease of use of high level languages. Medium level languages are characterized by their medium level of abstraction, control, ease of use and performance. They offer more features than low level languages but are relatively close to hardware resources.

There are several types of middle level programming languages and they are: compiled, hybrid and scripting middle level programming languages.

Compiled languages are programming languages that are translated into machine code beforehand creating an executable file that can run directly on the computer processor. Compiled middle level languages are efficient and portable and are widely used for system programming and embedded systems. Compiled languages also offers object oriented programming features making them suitable for complex applications. Middle level programming languages includes c, c++, FORTRAN etc.

Hybrid middle level languages combine compilation and interpretation. They are platform independent and widely used for enterprise software, android apps and web developments. This includes Java, c#, Kotlin etc.

Scripting languages are programming languages that are interpreted line by line without compiling the code beforehand.  Middle level scripted programing languages includes Perl, lua etc.

The advantages of middle level programming languages are as follows; middle level programming languages offers a balance between performance and development speed. Middle level languages like java and kotlin provide platform independence making them suitable for cross platform development. Many middle level languages support object oriented programming which promotes code reusability and modularity.

The disadvantages of middle level programming languages are as follows: middle level programming languages can be more challenging to learn than higher level languages. Manual memory management in languages like c and c# can lead to errors and bugs. Compared to high level languages middle level languages may have fewer libraries and frameworks.

The application of middle level programming languages are pervasive in the computer industry where they are used for web developments in applications such  as frameworks with spring, Django and React, mobile app developments in applications with programs such as kotlin and java while swift is used for ios development, enterprise software development with programming languages such as java and c# for the development of enterprise software for banking and inventory management systems, and for game development using programming languages such as java and c++ with frameworks like unity and unreal engines to develop games.

The future of middle level programming languages will depend on the trends and development particularly in the computer industry, this will include the following; middle level programming languages like java, c# and kotlin will continue to dominate enterprise software, mobile apps development and game development as the programming language of choice. Language like Go and kotlin will become increasingly popular for cloud native development and micro services. The rise of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and internet of things will drive the advances, innovation and evolution of middle level programing languages.

 

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• Code complete by Steve McConnell.
• Refactoring by Martin Fowler.
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• Clean code: A handbook of agile software craftsmanship by Robert C. Martin.
• The pragmatic programmer: your journey to mastery by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas.