Semicolon vs Apostrophe Frequency in Computer Languages
Here is a table of their frequency.
lang | semicolon ; | apostrophe '
(single quote) |
---|---|---|
Java | 8.0% | 0.5% |
C | 6.9% | 0.8% |
C++ | 3.5% | 0.2% |
Python | 0.2% | 10.6% |
Ruby | 0.3% | 4.4% |
Bash | 1.1% | 6.9% |
PHP | 5.1% | 9.5% |
Perl | 4.9% | 6.1% |
JavaScript | 5.2% | 6.8% |
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, โit'sโ, โthat'sโ, 'single quotes', โฆ.)
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
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Keyboard Layout Design ๐
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- Maltron vs Dvorak
- Colemak vs Workman
- Typing Multi Layouts