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| If a statement is the programming equivalent of a sentence, why are semicolons used to mark the end of statements rather than periods? | If a statement is the programming equivalent of a sentence, why are semicolons used to mark the end of statements rather than periods? | ||
| - | The biggest reason for this is that the language on which Processing is based, Java, uses semicolons to mark the end of statements. But why does Java do this? Because the language on which a lot of Java syntax is based, C++, also uses semicolons. Why does C++ do this? Because ... , you get the idea. | + | The biggest reason for this is that the language of the platform in which Processing is built, Java, uses semicolons to mark the end of statements. But why does Java do this? Because the language on which a lot of Java syntax is based, C++, also uses semicolons. Why does C++ do this? Because ... , you get the idea. |
| The language ALGOL, whose development began in the late 1950's, may have been the first language to use the semicolon as the statement terminator. While the semicolon is widely used for this purpose, you should note that this is by no means universal. | The language ALGOL, whose development began in the late 1950's, may have been the first language to use the semicolon as the statement terminator. While the semicolon is widely used for this purpose, you should note that this is by no means universal. | ||
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