Java 17 for Absolute Beginners: Learn the Fundamentals of Java Programming

© Iuliana Cosmina 2022

I. CosminaJava 17 for Absolute Beginnershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7080-6_4

4. Java Syntax

Iuliana Cosmina¹  

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Edinburgh, UK

 

Languages are means of communication, verbal or written, between people. Whether they are natural or artificial, they are made of terms and rules on how to use them to perform the task of communication. Programming languages are means of communication with a computer. The communication with a computer is a written communication; basically the developer defines some instructions to be executed, communicates them through an intermediary to the computer, and if the computer understands them, performs the set of actions and depending on the application type some sort of reply will be returned to ...