High-level programming language: Difference between revisions

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"High" simply means it easier to understand and read.

For example, one of these languages is Lowlower-level and the other is Highhigher-level.

if (condition == true)

{

cout << "True";

}

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if condition = True then

msgbox "True"

end if

The second code example is highof a higher level programming language than the first. The syntax is easier to read. Another difference is that the first code ([[C Plus Plus|C++]]) is case sensitive, and the second code ([[Visual Basic programming language|Visual Basic]]) is not.

The second code is high. The syntax is easier to read. Another difference is that the first code (C++) is case sensitive, and the second code (Visual Basic) is not.