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#11 What is a Programming Language?

Kopec Explains Software

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The Impact of Syntax on a Programming Language

syntax and semantics are two different ways that we think about how a programming language is structured. In many ways you might think less important than semantics, because what something looks like may sound to you less important than how it works. But actually it can have a big influence on a programming language. For example, C is one of the most popular programming languages in the world. It's very common for modern languages to have C-like syntax.

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