This guide is likely to be depreciated as I have found a preferable way to type up course notes. I may leave it open, but probably won't do a lot with it anymore.
These are my notes on Programming Languages as I learn them and pick them up.
They can be used as a reference guide or as a tutorial on their own.
Any suggestions are always welcome - if you have any feel free to drop me a message on Twitter: @caddickbrown
If you're this far - you likely know what all of these are, but it's worthwhile going over them to ensure clarity
| Character | Comment |
|---|---|
| $ | Dollar |
| + | Plus |
| - | Minus/Dash |
| * | Asteriks |
| () | Parentheses/Rounded Brackets |
| {} | Curly Brackets |
| [] | Square Brackets |
| < | Less Than |
| > | Greater Than |
| = | Equals |
| : | Colon |
| ; | Semicolon |
| "" | Quotation Marks |
| ^ | Caret |
| ' | Apostrophe |
| / | Forward Slash |
| ! | Exclamation point |
| & | Ampersand |
| ~ | Tilde |
| Space Character | |
| # | Hash |
| % | Percentage |
A Variable is a method of storing data under a "Name".
| Name | Example | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Integer | 10 | A "Non-Fractional" Number |
| Decimal | 10.15 | A Decimal Number |
| Single Character | m | A Single Character |
| String | Blue Harbour | A "String" of Characters |
| Boolean | True | True or False |