--- title: "Ugochukwu Stephens (@KRESS) | Hashnode" description: "Studying computer science, adventuring into the world of programming. Read the latest articles by Ugochukwu Stephens on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@KRESS" --- @KRESS # Ugochukwu Stephens @KRESS · Joined April 2021 Studying computer science, adventuring into the world of programming ### [Understanding Software Engineering](https://nigerianhotpepper.hashnode.dev/understanding-software-engineering?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What is a Software? Software is a set of instructions or data that tells a computer what to do, a software is a program that contains information that is processed by a computer. A program contains executable codes, So a software can be considered as... 6 min read · [nigerianhotpepper.hashnode.dev](https://nigerianhotpepper.hashnode.dev/understanding-software-engineering?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 30, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-software-engineering/61044f8233a2a43971a2b7ed) ### [THE BRIEF ON APIs](https://nigerianhotpepper.hashnode.dev/the-brief-on-apis?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE Application Programming Interface(API) can be best understood as software that grants two applications the ability to talk to each other, an API is a messenger or a middleman that delivers your request to a server t... 13 min read · [nigerianhotpepper.hashnode.dev](https://nigerianhotpepper.hashnode.dev/the-brief-on-apis?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 16, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-brief-on-apis/60ca188e212fea1a6a2a7226) ### [A Gentle Introduction To Markdown](https://nigerianhotpepper.hashnode.dev/a-gentle-introduction-to-markdown-1?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What is Markdown? Markdown is a lightweight markup language. It is a markup language that is easy-to-read , easy-to-write, a markup language that uses tags to define elements within a document, which means a markup language will show you only the t... 6 min read · [nigerianhotpepper.hashnode.dev](https://nigerianhotpepper.hashnode.dev/a-gentle-introduction-to-markdown-1?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Apr 26, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-gentle-introduction-to-markdown-1/608695cbe1555b2a98aace5e)