Coding library: What is it all about?
Coding is now considered as an important new-age life skill and youngsters around the globe are encouraged to join the coding world, to enhance their cognitive skills, attention span and improve their holistic growth. Simply put, it is the process of writing software codes. With its complex set of processes, coding seems a little difficult for youngsters. It comprises hundreds of basic elements such as algorithms, variables, coding languages, functions and so on. However, not many people know that coding libraries are a significant part of the coding domain as well.
What are coding libraries?
Coding libraries are collections of pre-written codes that are part of all coding languages and are used by the coders and programmers to optimize their coding tasks. These pre-compiled codes are at times even called routines or modules and are stored in a form of digital library to guide coders through their coding journey. Libraries are the place coders go back to whenever they are stuck with an ongoing coding procedure.
Examples of coding libraries
Some popular examples of coding libraries that coders might come upon as part of the popular coding languages like Python, JavaScript and C++ are:
NumPy: NumPy is a library found in Python coding language and is primarily used during machine learning to create strong arrays, categorize the data and thereby manipulate them. This means that NumPy helps simplify the difficult and lengthy values on the arrays of data.
Matplotlib: Just like NumPy, Matplotlib is also a part of Python language. In fact, it is used alongside NumPy to help with datasets. Matplotlib is mainly used to visualize values apart from taking care of large datasets to perform standard graphic functions without much difficulty.
TensorFlow: It is a library developed by tech giant Google and is part of both Python and C++ coding languages. It is used to design and train models of machine learning apart from creating neural networks.
SFML: SFML (Simple and Fast Multimedia Library) is a library on C++ that helps in creating images, sound effects, and most importantly helps in linking more than one computer.
P5 play: Found on JavaScript, it is one of the most popular coding libraries. It has a series of built-in-codes and helps in adding collisions, animations and deals efficiently with sprites.