Computer Programmers - Main Computer Programmers Computer programmers write the instructions that tell computers how to do specific tasks.
Computer programmers write software.
This is the set of detailed instructions that computers follow while they run. These instructions list, in a logical order, the steps that computers must follow. In large organizations, programmers follow guidelines prepared by systems analysts . Analysts have studied the tasks that the computer will perform. Their guidelines list the input that is needed and the steps the computer must follow to process data.