What are high-level and low-level programming languages? How does it affect learning to write code? Here’s what you need to know.

Programming languages are separated into two classes. They can be either high-level languages or low-level languages. Each type of programming language has its own purpose. Learning the difference between the two is an important step to figuring out which one to use.

So, what exactly is the difference between them? And what does it mean for learning to write code? Let’s start with the definitions of each, and learn more about which language is right for you.