Language syntax and semantics
syntax is to structure and semantics is to meaning.
Language syntax: Tokens
The smallest piece of a programming language that has meaning is called a token.
In English, a token is like a word or punctuation mark
Many tokens in C++ are words; others are symbols like punctuation
If you change a token in C++, you change its meaning
Language syntax: Expressions
In English, phrases are built from words
In C++, the equivalent of a phrase is an expression
> A