Semicolon vs Apostrophe Frequency in Computer Languages

Here is a table of their frequency.

see chart at Computer Languages Characters Frequency

If you code {C, C++, Java}, then semicolon is far more frequent.

If you code in {Python, Ruby, Bash}, apostrophe is far more frequent.

If you code in {PHP, Perl, JavaScript}, apostrophe is still more frequent.

And in English, the semicolon is almost never used, apostrophe is used often. (For example, “it's”, “that's”, 'single quotes', ….)

Language Syntax

if you want to look at the syntax of languages, see:

Computer Languages Characters Frequency

• Complex Numbers in Java
• Python 3 Tutorial
• Ruby: Learn Ruby in 1 Hour
• PHP in 1 Hour
• Learn Perl in 1 Hour
• JavaScript Tutorial by Example

See also: Arrow Keys Arrangement Efficiency: vim HJKL vs IJKL