The purpose of this book is to form an idea of ​ ​ the profession of a programmer and provide a basis for acquiring skills in this area of ​ ​ activity. The textbook discusses the content of the basic concepts of programming, the history of its development, the main elements and programming languages, the principles of structural programming and the beginning of programming in the Turbo Pascal environment and the Delphi system. It provides material on software for computers and automated systems, legal and software protection of computer information, standardization and licensing of software products.