I am very new to programming so correct me if I am wrong, I am just trying to piece together what exactly programming is and why it is the way it is. So I understand that programming is ultimately like writing a “recipe” for the computer. You write these recipes with primitives. (Which in baking is like eggs, flour, milk, etc). Basically, the elements that make up recipes.
Now back to the real question, what would you consider these primitives? would they be variables, data types, loops, if-statements, etc?
and if those are the “primitives” what determined what those primitives are? I hope I am not confusing anyone with my explanation of my question.