It is important to understand the basics of any subject, not just programming languages. Let me explain with an example. I will be able to right a novel, a book, or a paper in a particular language only if I know the basics of the language. The basics are it’s alphabets, it’s grammar, sentence construction rules, etc.

In a similar way, to learn any programming language, one must study it’s character set, symbols allowed in that language, grammar rules and sentence meaning. Now one may wonder, do programming languages also have a grammar? Most certainly, they do. The grammar of a programming language is called it’s syntax. The meaning of a statement of a programming language is called it’s semantics. So, syntax = grammar and semantics = meaning.

The interesting point to note is that once you master the syntax and semantics of one programming language, it’s not very different for other languages. For example, C, C++, C#, Java all have similar syntax and semantics. Same is true for Python. It is also important to note that each language has its own unique features and nuances that must be learned in order to write effective code. For example, Python has a very different approach to object-oriented programming than languages like Java and C++.

One you learn one language, other languages are similar and easy to learn.
Learning multiple languages can help a programmer develop a more diverse set of skills and perspectives, and can also help in identifing common patterns and best practices across different languages.

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https://scitechgen.com/2022/04/29/the-core-of-all-programming-languages/

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