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This is way too abstruse and formal. I think of syntax as the "grammar" of computer programming. Like, how do you write a [[loop]]? | |||
[[Java]] example: | |||
(for int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { | |||
System.out.println(i); | |||
} | |||
That will print the first ten natural numbers (0 to 9) on the user's console. The syntax to do the same thing is very similar in C or PHP. It has been said that the [[curly brace family]] of programming languages share a common syntax. | |||
[[BASIC]] uses a different syntax to express the same idea (or do the same thing). | |||
For i = 0 to 9 | |||
Debug.Print i | |||
Next i | |||
Or am I just mixed up about what the word ''syntax'' means? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 17:04, 24 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
Revision as of 11:04, 24 January 2009
This is way too abstruse and formal. I think of syntax as the "grammar" of computer programming. Like, how do you write a loop?
Java example: (for int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
System.out.println(i); }
That will print the first ten natural numbers (0 to 9) on the user's console. The syntax to do the same thing is very similar in C or PHP. It has been said that the curly brace family of programming languages share a common syntax.
BASIC uses a different syntax to express the same idea (or do the same thing).
For i = 0 to 9
Debug.Print i Next i
Or am I just mixed up about what the word syntax means? --Ed Poor 17:04, 24 January 2009 (UTC)